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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 5d

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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Ben D’Avanzo @bendavanzo.bsky.social · 6d

Would repealing HR1 give health care to undocumented immigrants as the White House claims? NO. As explained in our new resource that thoroughly reviews their falsehoods

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Fact Checking Immigrants, Health Care, and the 2025 Tax and Budget Law

In response to misinformation about the 2025 reconciliation law, in particular about undocumented immigrants healthcare eligibility, this commentary addresses misleading statements and clarifies why t...

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 6d

Premium tax credit enhancements help tipped workers, veterans, small business workers, farmers, and older people afford health coverage. Their premiums will soon spike and millions of them will lose coverage if the enhancements expire. (1/5)

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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 7d

As Democrats push to reverse the megabill’s health care cuts and stop imminent cost increases in the marketplaces, Republicans have made false claims about who would benefit from these restorations in affordable health coverage. www.americanprogressaction.org/article/repu...

Republicans Are Telling Lies About Undocumented Immigrants To Deflect Blame for Health Care Cost Increases They Supported

Republican inaction on premium tax credits will cause health insurance costs to soar for more than 20 million people.

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Nicole Rapfogel @nicolerapfogel.bsky.social · 8d

NEW from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: Without Congressional action, premium tax credit enhancements will expire, raising costs for nearly all marketplace enrollees and putting millions of those with the lowest incomes at risk of becoming uninsured when they lose $0 premium plans.

People With Low Incomes May Lose $0 Premium Plans — a Lifeline — Unless Congress Acts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Everyone should be able to get the health care they need to thrive, and for that to happen, it must be affordable, high quality, and easily accessible for all. Premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements...

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 8d

PTC enhancements are a lifeline for enrollees with the lowest incomes, offering them $0 premium plans. Unless Congress acts, these enhancements will expire at the end of 2025, causing millions to become uninsured, or choose between coverage & other necessities. www.cbpp.org/blog/people-...

People With Low Incomes May Lose $0 Premium Plans — a Lifeline — Unless Congress Acts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Everyone should be able to get the health care they need to thrive, and for that to happen, it must be affordable, high quality, and easily accessible for all. Premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements...

www.cbpp.org

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Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: Despite White House statements implying that #WIC benefits for low-income families would be immediately disrupted if the government partially shuts down this week, the Trump Administration & state officials have several steps they could & should take to keep WIC running.

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 12d

The Trump Administration’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.

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Allison Orris @aorris.bsky.social · 15d

22M people count on ACA marketplaces. If premium tax credits expire, premiums will jump nearly 20% and 7M will lose coverage. New paper from @CenterOnBudget: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

Five Key Changes to ACA Marketplaces Amid Uncertainty Over Premium Tax Credit Enhancements | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Recent policy changes, most notably enhancements to premium tax credits to reduce enrollees’ health insurance premiums, have driven record-breaking enrollment gains and delivered reduced costs, simpli...

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 17d

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey

The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

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Sarah Lueck @sarahl202.bsky.social · 21d

Despite claims to the contrary, premium tax credits are well targeted to people with low & moderate incomes who need the most help with health costs. Three-quarters of people getting the credits have incomes below 300% FPL (~$47K for an individual). >90% have incomes below 400% FPL (~$63K)

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 27d

Today’s ACS data show health coverage inequities increased in 2024 for Black & Latino ppl, and ppl with low and moderate incomes. These trends were likely driven by the drop in Medicaid enrollment. tinyurl.com/yttxmmp5

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 26d

NC uninsured rate dropped by 0.7 ppt in 2024, opposite the natl increase of 0.3 ppt. Why? Because NC expanded Medicaid! Medicaid enrollment rose by 14% in NC, while falling in every other state (down 12% nationally). SD expanded in 2023 and saw a drop, but not stat sig. tinyurl.com/yc7pjf96

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Allison Orris @aorris.bsky.social · 27d

My colleague @gidlukens.bsky.social on today's American Community Survey release: data shows the uninsured rate increasing from its record low of 7.9 percent in 2023 to 8.2 percent in 2024. More 👇

Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 27d

Census’ American Community Survey: the 2024 uninsured rate increased to 8.2%, up from its 7.9% low in 2023. ACA marketplace policies like enhanced premium tax credits partly cushioned Medicaid enrollment declines due to unwinding of a COVID-era provision. More here: tinyurl.com/3mc8hhm9

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 28d

CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social responds to today’s Census data, warning that the Republican megabill will erode much of the progress on health coverage and push poverty and inequality higher. Read the full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

Republican Megabill Will Erode Much of the Progress on Health Coverage and Push Poverty and Inequality Higher | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Policy advances over the last 25 years have helped millions of people secure health coverage and lifted millions of people above the poverty line. However, if left unchanged, July’s Republican megabil...

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 28d

Stay tuned for Census’ American Community Survey (ACS) release on Thursday. The ACS has a large sample and consistent methodology. It measures uninsured status at a point in time, while the CPS counts people as uninsured only if they lack coverage the entire year. tinyurl.com/bdfadufc

Analyzing the Census Bureau’s 2024 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

On Tuesday, September 9, the Census Bureau will release data on poverty, income, and health insurance coverage for 2024. Additional health insurance data from the American Community Survey will follow...

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 28d

In a troubling finding, CPS data show that the uninsured rate for Black people rose significantly in 2024, potentially reflecting the fact that Medicaid is a disproportionately important source of coverage. tinyurl.com/bdfadufc

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 28d

As always, today's CPS data release shows that states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA had MUCH lower uninsured rates than the 10 holdout states that still haven’t expanded. tinyurl.com/bdfadufc

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 28d

SSI lifted millions from poverty last year. The Trump Administration plans to cut it next year, harming nearly 400K low-income disabled and older people.

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 28d

The 2024 CPS data reflected steep Medicaid coverage loss due to unwinding of a COVID-related Medicaid protection, partly offset by ACA marketplace gains due to enhanced premium tax credits and other policies. Those credits will expire soon if not extended. tinyurl.com/yc3rt45t

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 28d

The 2024 uninsured rate held steady at 8%, statistically unchanged from 2023 & 2022, according to Census’ Current Population Survey (CPS). But looking ahead, 15 million more ppl will be uninsured under the R megabill and other policies. See our live blog on today’s Census data: tinyurl.com/bdfadufc

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · Aug 28

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.

The end of an era.

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