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Swede

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Thu Oct 16, 2025, 11:09 PM Thursday

Idaho retirees shocked their $51 health plan will now cost $2,232 a month -- beg GOP senator to save the ACA subsidies [View all]

Ruby red Idaho.

That decision is at the heart of the government shutdown fight on Capitol Hill, with Democrats saying Republicans must agree to keep in place the enhanced subsidies, first introduced in 2021, before they’ll vote to reopen the government. Without the tax credits, average out-of-pocket premiums are expected to rise by $1,200 a year in Idaho, a 75% increase, according to state health officials.




https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/idaho-kicks-affordable-care-act-open-enrollment-premiums-are-set-rise-rcna237298

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