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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Oct 14, 2025, 07:50 PM Tuesday

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year. Who are they, and what will happen if the subsidies are allowed to expire?

These subsidies, known as enhanced premium tax credits, lower costs for people who buy their health insurance through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces (sometimes called Obamacare). They are at the heart of a weeks-long standoff that has shuttered the federal government since Oct. 1. About 80 percent of the people who benefit from them live in states that Donald Trump won in the 2024 presidential election. Many have no idea that their health insurance costs are on track to go up.

Who benefits from the tax credit?

Almost everyone who got their health insurance through an ACA marketplace in 2025 received the enhanced premium tax credit, so describing the people who have ACA plans is a good way to get a sense of the people who get the credit.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lose-aca-health-insurance-subsidies-143636466.html

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Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday OP
I'm feeling fairly certain that our MA plans slightlv Wednesday #1

slightlv

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1. I'm feeling fairly certain that our MA plans
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 12:23 AM
Wednesday

will raise their prices, increase our deductibles and copays, and not cover as much as they did... using this as an excuse, as well. In fact, with the heart attack scares hubby has had over the last year, it was me very worried.

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