John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he’s waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare. He was already thinking about delaying it — then his monthly Obamacare insurance premium payment tripled this year to $2,460, about a third of his income, he said. And with a $2,700 deductible, he’d be on the hook for most of the diagnostic exam…
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This week, President Donald Trump indicated that he may veto legislation that aims to extend tax credits for people on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace, if such legislation reaches his desk. The credits, which are used to assist with paying for health care premiums, were originally established during the coronavirus pandemic, to allow more people to take part in the marketplaces…
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Tens of millions of Americans are set to see their health insurance costs soar when subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of this year. Health insurance premiums are expected to more than double or even triple for some 20 million people, pricing many out of healthcare coverage entirely. “We’ve done nothing as a country to control healthcare costs,” says Elisabeth Benjamin…
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On Thursday, two versions of legislation aimed at addressing a looming premium rate hike for participants on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplaces — one offered by Democrats, the other by Republicans — were blocked by Senate filibusters. During the pandemic, tax credits were offered to qualifying individuals and families to allow more access to the marketplaces. Those credits are set…
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New polling published on Monday shows that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), oftentimes called Obamacare, is more popular than it’s ever been before. The Gallup poll, which was conducted in early November, asked voters to rate how they feel about the ACA. Nearly 6 in 10 voters (57 percent) said they approved of the 2010-passed law, while only a third of voters (35 percent) said they disapproved.
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A new survey of Americans currently enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace finds that most would not be able to afford even modest increases in costs. The poll comes as tax credits intended to help some on the program afford their health expenses are just weeks away from expiring. According to KFF, which administered the poll, if no action is taken to remedy the situation…
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