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Healthcare subsidies gone, costs skyrocket for millions
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (443+ words) CHEVERLY, Md. " For Alice Goldberg, a self-employed music teacher in Prince George's County, the Maryland health care exchange was a lifeline. It allowed her to focus on her passion"teaching voice and piano"without the looming fear of medical debt. "Because…...
Health insurance premiums set to rise as federal tax credits expire
2+ week, 3+ day ago (56+ words) Health insurance premiums set to rise as federal tax credits expire'WUSA9 Health insurance premiums set to rise as federal tax credits expire To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Download the WUSA9 app Next up in 5 Example video title…...
Millions could see health insurance costs spike as ACA tax credits set to expire
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (411+ words) WASHINGTON " Nearly 22 million Americans could see their health insurance costs rise sharply next year after Congress passed a bill to reopen the federal government without extending key Affordable Care Act tax credits. The enhanced subsidies, created in 2021 under the American…...
Alexandria cancer survivor receives notice of higher insurance premium as ACA subsidies are set to expire
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (538+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. " With open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans starting next week, Virginians are receiving letters warning that their health insurance premiums are about to rise as a result of expiring federal tax credits now tied up in the…...
Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (687+ words) Democrats have demanded that the subsidies, first put in place in 2021 and extended a year later, be extended again. They also want any government funding bill to reverse the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump'smega-bill passed this summer, which don't…...
60,000 Johns Hopkins patients with UnitedHealthCare are now out-of-network amid dispute
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (168+ words) An agreement between the two expired Monday after they failed to reach a deal regarding how care should be approved and reimbursed. The medical center and the insurance company had been in negotiations for eight months. UnitedHealthCare'will no longer cover…...
This new Maryland app simplifies applying for state benefits
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (202+ words) WASHINGTON " Marylanders will no longer have to parse through several different applications to apply for state benefits. Gov. Wes Moore announced the launch of the Maryland Benefits One Application " a new app aimed at making help more accessible." The single…...