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Mass. will spend $250M to lower health insurance bills after federal subsidies expired
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (337+ words) The Healey administration plans to spend $250 million to reduce the cost of health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents facing skyrocketing premiums. Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday that she'll tap a special state trust fund to help about…...
Tuesday is a big deadline for Mass Health Connector plans — and not all subsidies are going away
2+ week, 3+ day ago (579+ words) Massachusetts Health Connector officials say the state is "buffered" from the impact of the expiration of the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits, due to state-level subsidies. "It's very important people are not scared away and drop their coverage…...
Mass. reports 'double' the usual number of people dropping Connector health plans amid expiring subsidies
4+ week, 2+ day ago (613+ words) Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. About that handshake deal: The head of ... Now, to the news: About…...
How ACA subsidies became a lifeline for millions of Americans
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (164+ words) Some Obamacare subsidies are set to expire at the end of this year. This could double premiums for many enrollees. How a government subsidy that was intended to be temporary, became something millions of Americans cannot live without. Jonathan Gruber,…...
How the showdown over Obamacare subsidies could hit Mass. consumers' wallets
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (522+ words) For months, Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C. have been fighting over subsidies that make health insurance more affordable. This policy debate is at the center of the federal government shutdown. And now'the implications of the debate'are becoming real for millions…...
Health insurance prices are about to skyrocket for thousands of Mass. residents. Here’s what you need to know
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (911+ words) Paying for health insurance is about to become more painful for millions of Americans " including hundreds of thousands of residents in Massachusetts. Costs are skyrocketing as a significant share of federal subsidies that help people pay for health care expire…...
What to know ahead of open enrollment with health premiums set to rise
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (117+ words) Here & Now "s Scott Tong gets answers with two insurance experts: Hannah Frigand, senior director of the HelpLine for the advocacy group Health Care for All in Massachusetts, and Emilie Fauchet, an ... Open enrollment begins Saturday, Nov. 1, for Americans to…...
Obamacare premiums set to cost thousands more dollars as government shutdown continues
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (104+ words) Health insurance costs are rising as the government remains shut down over a partisan fight over health care. Obamacare premiums are set to jump by thousands of dollars when open enrollment begins in ... Health insurance costs are rising as the…...
Without federal action, thousands in Mass. may see insurance premiums rise
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (95+ words) Thousands of Massachusetts residents could pay hundreds more for their health insurance next year. That's unless Congress extends some expiring pandemic-era subsidies, which kept prices more affordable. Evan Horowitz, of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, said…...
Hospitals brace for millions of Americans to lose health insurance
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (101+ words) Hospitals across the country are bracing for millions of Americans to lose their health insurance coverage over the next 10 years as a result of the massive tax and spending bill President Trump ... Hospitals across the country are bracing for millions…...