Arizonans brace for higher healthcare premiums on ACA market
Arizonans who buy healthcare coverage through the ACA marketplace face higher premiums and changes in coverage. For Steve Gomez and his family, these changes may mean losing health coverage entirely.
Arizonans facing tough decisions with their healthcare coverage
Members of the House of Representatives are heading home for the holidays after passing a bill that does not extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. As a result, premium payments for millions of Americans are expected to spike in January. Members returning to their home districts will not be back in Washington, D.C., until early…
Many Americans fear not being able to afford healthcare with ACA tax credits at risk
Chrysa Ostenso is the owner of a small optometry clinic in Lady Smith. She says the ACA tax credits not being extended would force her to pay an extra $1,500 a month for premiums and that she could be forced to go into her 401k assets — and she’s not alone.
Pulling from a 401K. Going back to work. ACA costs worry self-employed
Chrysa Ostenso expects to pull money from her 401(k) to pay for the $1,500-a-month health insurance she’ll get next year when the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits end.
As Congress begins health care debate, Mainers grapple with insurance price hikes
Arundel resident Emily Ingwersen is looking at an increase of $1,400 per month to continue her family’s health insurance coverage next year if the tax credit they receive isn’t extended by Congress.