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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 22h

This is NOT an end-of-year issue. Open enrollment runs Nov.1 – Jan.15 for most states and window shopping begins in October. If Congress waits until Dec.31, 1.5 million more people will be uninsured in 2026 compared to an earlier extension. (4/4)
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PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Johnson’s tall tasks going into todaySenate may skip the NDAA againThe Vault: Why Dems want Obamacare deal nowJeffries silent

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 22h

These are real people facing real consequences if Congress doesn’t act to extend the enhancements ASAP. M.M., an IT consultant, would be forced to cut back on groceries and medications like insulin to treat their diabetes. (3/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 22h

Virtually all marketplace enrollees – across states, ages, family sizes, and income levels – will see big premium increases. A typical family of 4 making $132,000 in New York will face a $17,100 increase in annual premiums. (2/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 22h

New York’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping is underway, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in New York will face a $12,700 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 1d

This is NOT an end-of-year issue. Open enrollment runs Nov.1 – Jan.15 for most states and window shopping begins in October. If Congress waits until Dec.31, 1.5 million more people will be uninsured in 2026 compared to an earlier extension. (4/4)
tinyurl.com/mr2bhszc

9/16/25 ☀️ AM:

PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Johnson’s tall tasks going into todaySenate may skip the NDAA againThe Vault: Why Dems want Obamacare deal nowJeffries silent

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 1d

These are real people facing real consequences if Congress doesn’t act to extend the enhancements ASAP. Tracy, a customer service representative, is facing premium increases of $103 a month, which would force her to cut back on other essentials like gas and groceries. (3/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 1d

Virtually all marketplace enrollees – across states, ages, family sizes, and income levels – will see big premium increases. A typical family of 4 making $130,000 in Virginia will face a $7,900 increase in annual premiums. (2/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 1d

Virginia’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping is underway, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Virginia will face a $18,000 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 2d

This is NOT an end-of-year issue. Open enrollment runs Nov.1 – Jan.15 for most states (Oct. 15 – Dec.15 in Idaho) and window shopping begins in October. If Congress waits until Dec.31, 1.5 million more people will be uninsured in 2026 compared to an earlier extension. (4/4)
tinyurl.com/mr2bhszc

9/16/25 ☀️ AM:

PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Johnson’s tall tasks going into todaySenate may skip the NDAA againThe Vault: Why Dems want Obamacare deal nowJeffries silent

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 2d

These are real people facing real consequences if Congress doesn’t act to extend the enhancements ASAP. M.M., an IT consultant, would be forced to cut back on groceries and medications like insulin to treat their diabetes.

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 2d

Virtually all marketplace enrollees – across states, ages, family sizes, and income levels – will see big premium increases. A typical family of 4 making $130,000 in Idaho will face a $7,800 increase in annual premiums. (2/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 2d

Idaho’s 2026 ACA marketplace open enrollment begins Oct 15. People are already window shopping, seeing next year’s premiums spike due to expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Idaho will face a $17,900 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 3d

This is NOT an end-of-year issue. Open enrollment runs Nov.1 – Jan.15 for most states and window shopping begins in October. If Congress waits until Dec.31, 1.5 million more people will be uninsured in 2026 compared to an earlier extension. (4/4)
tinyurl.com/mr2bhszc

9/16/25 ☀️ AM:

PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Johnson’s tall tasks going into todaySenate may skip the NDAA againThe Vault: Why Dems want Obamacare deal nowJeffries silent

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 3d

These are real people facing real consequences if Congress doesn’t act to extend the enhancements ASAP. Tracy, a customer service representative, is facing premium increases of $103 a month, which would force her to cut back on other essentials like gas and groceries. (3/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 3d

Virtually all marketplace enrollees – across states, ages, family sizes, and income levels – will see big premium increases. A typical family of 4 making $130,000 in Georgia will face a $13,200 increase in annual premiums. (2/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 3d

Georgia’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping began October 1, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Georgia will face a $24,900 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Jennifer Sullivan @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social · 4d

Some policymakers say that that Congress can delay extending the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) enhancements until later this year but the problem is more urgent than that. thehill.com/policy/healt...

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 7d

After the enhancements, the uninsured rate fell most for people with low incomes in non-expansion states – people who would have been eligible for Medicaid if their states expanded…and who stand to lose the most if enhancements expire. (3/3)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 7d

In non-expansion states, uninsurance will rise by 37% in the median state. The steepest increases are in Mississippi (65% increase), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, West Virginia, Alabama, and Louisiana. (2/3)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 7d

If premium tax credit enhancements expire, uninsurance will increase 21% overall, with the biggest increases in southern states that haven’t enacted ACA Medicaid expansions. (1/3)
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4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire

In this brief, we estimate the impact on coverage of the expiration of enhanced PTCs that would occur in 2026 without action by Congress. Our estimates inclu…

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 8d

But if the enhancements expire, CBO estimates that ~4 million people will become uninsured. To be clear: these are 4 million REAL people who will lose marketplace coverage and NOT get employer or any other insurance. (4/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 8d

Marketplace enrollment grew 143% for people with incomes 100-200% FPL after premium tax credit enhancements, showing how extending them would overwhelmingly benefit low- and moderate-income households. (3/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 8d

For Black and Latino people, marketplace enrollment grew 186% and 158% (doubled to tripled) over 2021-2024. Uninsurance will increase by 30% (925,000) among Black people if the enhancements expire – more than any other racial group. (2/4)
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4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire

In this brief, we estimate the impact on coverage of the expiration of enhanced PTCs that would occur in 2026 without action by Congress. Our estimates inclu…

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 8d

Since 2021, ACA marketplace enrollment more than doubled for people with low incomes and for Black and Latino enrollees after premium tax credit enhancements. (1/4)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 9d

Early and pre-retirees (aged 50-64) make up half of individual market enrollees who will lose eligibility for premium tax credits if the enhancements expire, with rural workers hit especially hard. (5/5)
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Who Might Lose Eligibility for Affordable Care Act Marketplace Subsidies if Enhanced Tax Credits Are Not Extended? | KFF

This analysis looks at the individual market enrollees who make at least four times the federal poverty level who would no longer be eligible for any tax credits if the current ACA Marketplace enhance...

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