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The Pennsylvania Independent
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‘No one can afford this’: Pennsylvanians struggle as health care costs soar

‘No one can afford this’: Pennsylvanians struggle as health care costs soar3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (954+ words) As premiums rise, one in five Pennie insurance marketplace enrollees have dropped their coverage. Last year, Lauri Cumming and her husband, Jonathan, were both diagnosed with cancer. Lauri, a realtor and church bookkeeper in Bryn Mawr, underwent a lumpectomy and…...

The Pennsylvania Independent
pennsylvaniaindependent.com > health-care > aca-credits-expire-driving-up-health-insurance-costs-in-pennsylvania

ACA credits expire, driving up health insurance costs in Pennsylvania

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (316+ words) More than496,000 Pennsylvanianson the state ACA marketplace will pay an average of $581 more a year for their health insurance. It may not feel much like a happy New Year for the almosthalf-million Pennsylvanianswho rely on plans from the Affordable Care Act…...

The Pennsylvania Independent
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End of ACA tax credits will be disastrous for nurses and health care, RN says

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (424+ words) We are not even seeing the effects of this yet, and nurses are already so desperately struggling," said registered nurse Peggy Malone. The expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax credits that help Americans afford health care through their state…...