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Posted on 10/29/2025 5:12:37 PM PDT by Red Badger
The rates, pricing and other data for 2026 Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans were publicly posted on the federal Healthcare.gov marketplace on Wednesday, just three days ahead of the start of open enrollment.
The health research nonprofit KFF said the average increase in premiums for ACA plans will be 26 percent next year, based on data for “benchmark” silver plans, which are the midtier plans in each region that most people purchase and are used to set the subsidy amounts.
But KFF found the amount that people pay for coverage is set to rise 114 percent on average because Congress has not extended the enhanced tax credits that help people afford insurance plans. Democrats have leaned heavily on expanding the subsidies as part of their challenge to the GOP-led continuing resolution that would reopen the government after funding lapsed nearly a month ago.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a press release late Tuesday that enrollees “continue to have robust access to low premium plans after applying advance payments of the premium tax credit.”
CMS noted that most enrollees using Healthcare.gov will be able to get bronze plans that will cost them no more than $50 a month next year after subsidies.
More than 90 percent of enrollees will still receive some financial help even if the enhanced subsidies expire at the end of the year. But those tax credits could mean the difference between affording a silver plan with low deductibles or the lowest-cost bronze plan with a deductible that could be thousands of dollars more.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that about 3.5 million fewer people will have health coverage in 2027 if the enhanced subsidies expire.
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"Poof! Social Security actuarials problem solved! (Even though Al Gore says "all the money taken from social security is in a lock-box")
The lock-box is full of IOUs called Treasury Bills.
When those T-Bills are presented for payment so SS can pay their retirees, that is when the shiite hits the fan..............
A bargain at twice the price. Thanks Democrats. It’s a big F’n deal
The Unified Budget Act of 1986. (Really Stupid, which also included one time amnesty for illegals in exchange for a closed border)
Weapons for Hostages.
Ed Meese.
Failure to dismantle the Department of Education, started by Carter as a vote buying scheme with the unions.
Where I grew up, w8ndow shopping meant dream, can’t buy.
“set to rise 114 percent on average”
Steak Dinners 2025 for Democratic voters
$1
Steak Dinners 2026 for Democratic voters
$2.14
“OBAMACARE” IS NOT CARE & IT IS NOT AFFORDABLE
If you think it’s expensive now, just wait until it’s free!.............
The fan is still clean...$103 Billion of those T-bills were redeemed to pay Social Security benefits in 2024 alone:
https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/table4a1.html
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