Donald Trump said during his presidential campaign that he wants to make the Affordable Care Act 'much better for far less money.'
Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their health insurance if Congress chooses not to renew subsidies from the Affordable Care Act.Enhanced Premium Tax Credits are set to expire at the end of next year. If Congress does not renew them, an extra four million people would become uninsured, according to a report by the Urban Institute.An additional five million people have enrolled in health insurance through PTCs since they were introduced by the Biden Administration in March 2021.
In Mississippi, an extra 43% more of citizens would become uninsured, while in Tennessee that figure would be 39%.Across the country overall, Urban Institute's research estimates uninsurance would increase by 16%.'The subsidies significantly reduce monthly costs for people purchasing plans through the ACA marketplaces,' Michael Ryan, a finance expert and founder of michaelryanmoney.com, told Newsweek previously.
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