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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 12h

California’s opened their 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping today, meaning people are seeing their premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. Premium costs in CA are roughly doubling on average, with larger increases for people in rural areas. tinyurl.com/2uewkpr6

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Sarah Lueck @sarahl202.bsky.social · 1d

Republican leaders in Congress say they will address marketplace health care premium increases once the government is re-opened. But it’s hard to square that commitment with some of their recent comments.

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Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 1d

This past Friday, the Trump Administration made a choice to cut support for vital services people depend on like education funding for children with special needs, financial services in underserved communities, and public health readiness.

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 1d

Minnesota and Maryland also opened window shopping for 2026 ACA marketplace plans, and people are seeing their premiums spike due to expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old Minnesotan couple making $85,000 will face a $15,500 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Sarah Lueck @sarahl202.bsky.social · 1d

If premium tax credit enhancements expire, millions of people with the lowest incomes would lose $0 premium plans and be at risk of becoming uninsured. Gains in coverage, especially in states that haven’t expanded #Medicaid, would be at risk. www.cbpp.org/blog/people-...

People With Low Incomes May Lose $0 Premium Plans — a Lifeline — Unless Congress Acts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Without congressional action, PTC enhancements will expire at the end of 2025. This will cause millions —many of these lowest-income enrollees especially — to become uninsured, or to face impossible c...

www.cbpp.org

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping is in full swing, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Nevada will face a $18,100 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 5d

New York’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping is underway, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in New York will face a $12,700 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 6d

Virginia’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping is underway, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Virginia will face a $18,000 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 7d

Idaho’s 2026 ACA marketplace open enrollment begins Oct 15. People are already window shopping, seeing next year’s premiums spike due to expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Idaho will face a $17,900 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 8d

Georgia’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping began October 1, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Georgia will face a $24,900 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Jennifer Sullivan @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social · 9d

Some policymakers say that that Congress can delay extending the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) enhancements until later this year but the problem is more urgent than that. thehill.com/policy/healt...

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 12d

If premium tax credit enhancements expire, uninsurance will increase 21% overall, with the biggest increases in southern states that haven’t enacted ACA Medicaid expansions. (1/3)
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4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire

In this brief, we estimate the impact on coverage of the expiration of enhanced PTCs that would occur in 2026 without action by Congress. Our estimates inclu…

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Ben D’Avanzo @bendavanzo.bsky.social · 14d

Would repealing HR1 give health care to undocumented immigrants as the White House claims? NO. As explained in our new resource that thoroughly reviews their falsehoods

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Fact Checking Immigrants, Health Care, and the 2025 Tax and Budget Law

In response to misinformation about the 2025 reconciliation law, in particular about undocumented immigrants healthcare eligibility, this commentary addresses misleading statements and clarifies why t...

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 14d

Premium tax credit enhancements help tipped workers, veterans, small business workers, farmers, and older people afford health coverage. Their premiums will soon spike and millions of them will lose coverage if the enhancements expire. (1/5)

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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 15d

As Democrats push to reverse the megabill’s health care cuts and stop imminent cost increases in the marketplaces, Republicans have made false claims about who would benefit from these restorations in affordable health coverage. www.americanprogressaction.org/article/repu...

Republicans Are Telling Lies About Undocumented Immigrants To Deflect Blame for Health Care Cost Increases They Supported

Republican inaction on premium tax credits will cause health insurance costs to soar for more than 20 million people.

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Nicole Rapfogel @nicolerapfogel.bsky.social · 15d

NEW from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: Without Congressional action, premium tax credit enhancements will expire, raising costs for nearly all marketplace enrollees and putting millions of those with the lowest incomes at risk of becoming uninsured when they lose $0 premium plans.

People With Low Incomes May Lose $0 Premium Plans — a Lifeline — Unless Congress Acts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Everyone should be able to get the health care they need to thrive, and for that to happen, it must be affordable, high quality, and easily accessible for all. Premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements...

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 16d

PTC enhancements are a lifeline for enrollees with the lowest incomes, offering them $0 premium plans. Unless Congress acts, these enhancements will expire at the end of 2025, causing millions to become uninsured, or choose between coverage & other necessities. www.cbpp.org/blog/people-...

People With Low Incomes May Lose $0 Premium Plans — a Lifeline — Unless Congress Acts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Everyone should be able to get the health care they need to thrive, and for that to happen, it must be affordable, high quality, and easily accessible for all. Premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements...

www.cbpp.org

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Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: Despite White House statements implying that #WIC benefits for low-income families would be immediately disrupted if the government partially shuts down this week, the Trump Administration & state officials have several steps they could & should take to keep WIC running.

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 20d

The Trump Administration’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.

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Allison Orris @aorris.bsky.social · 23d

22M people count on ACA marketplaces. If premium tax credits expire, premiums will jump nearly 20% and 7M will lose coverage. New paper from @CenterOnBudget: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Five Key Changes to ACA Marketplaces Amid Uncertainty Over Premium Tax Credit Enhancements | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Recent policy changes, most notably enhancements to premium tax credits to reduce enrollees’ health insurance premiums, have driven record-breaking enrollment gains and delivered reduced costs, simpli...

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 25d

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey

The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

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Sarah Lueck @sarahl202.bsky.social · 28d

Despite claims to the contrary, premium tax credits are well targeted to people with low & moderate incomes who need the most help with health costs. Three-quarters of people getting the credits have incomes below 300% FPL (~$47K for an individual). >90% have incomes below 400% FPL (~$63K)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today’s ACS data show health coverage inequities increased in 2024 for Black & Latino ppl, and ppl with low and moderate incomes. These trends were likely driven by the drop in Medicaid enrollment. tinyurl.com/yttxmmp5

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · Sep 11

NC uninsured rate dropped by 0.7 ppt in 2024, opposite the natl increase of 0.3 ppt. Why? Because NC expanded Medicaid! Medicaid enrollment rose by 14% in NC, while falling in every other state (down 12% nationally). SD expanded in 2023 and saw a drop, but not stat sig. tinyurl.com/yc7pjf96

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Allison Orris @aorris.bsky.social · Sep 11

My colleague @gidlukens.bsky.social on today's American Community Survey release: data shows the uninsured rate increasing from its record low of 7.9 percent in 2023 to 8.2 percent in 2024. More 👇

Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · Sep 11

Census’ American Community Survey: the 2024 uninsured rate increased to 8.2%, up from its 7.9% low in 2023. ACA marketplace policies like enhanced premium tax credits partly cushioned Medicaid enrollment declines due to unwinding of a COVID-era provision. More here: tinyurl.com/3mc8hhm9

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