Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Letters: Expiration of health-care tax credits; revisionist geography

Expiration of tax credits will hurt health care As the owner of a physical therapy practice, I’m concerned that the expiration of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced Premium Tax Credits (PTCs) will cause our patients to lose access to care. They wouldn’t be alone in this: according to the Congressional Budget Office, 4 million people are set to lose their marketplace coverage and become uninsured. That’s because the expiration of the PTCs will ca…

5 things to watch after the Senate's failed health care votes

The Senate this week failed to pass dueling bills from Republicans and Democrats to address a looming spike in health insurance costs for people who buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. The result was expected. Now, without a last-ditch bipartisan miracle, enhanced subsidies will expire Jan. 1, exacerbating already high premiums for the 22 million [...]

5 things to watch after the Senate’s failed health care votes

The Senate this week failed to pass dueling bills from Republicans and Democrats to address a looming spike in health insurance costs for people who buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. The result was expected. Now, without a last-ditch bipartisan miracle, enhanced subsidies will expire Jan. 1, exacerbating already high premiums for the 22 million…

Maryland residents grappling with potential end of ACA subsidies

Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are expected to expire at the end of the month. The subsidies started in 2021 under the Biden administration as part of a COVID-19 relief package to cap out-of-pocket premiums. The end of the subsidies means millions of Americans will see even higher premiums. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, visited the Baltimore Medical System on Friday. He said a lot of patients who visit the Baltimore Medical Sys…

Nearly 2 million Californians could face higher premiums as enhanced subsidies set to expire

The Senate this week rejected legislation that would have extended enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, setting up potential premium increases for millions of Americans when the subsidies expire at the end of this year.The enhanced tax credits, which Congress made more generous a few years ago, currently provide larger subsidies to existing recipients and extend eligibility to middle-income consumers who previously earned too much to qualif…

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.