Democrats have set a health insurance cliff that they are now trying to avoid
In California, authorities estimate 220,000 people Next year, they may withdraw their Obamacare plan.Insurance premium payments can be more than doubled About 1 million As a low-income consumer in the state, costs can skyrocket for older Americans.
That’s when Congress doesn’t expand the enhancement of subsidies that help reduce the costs of millions of people in the Affordable Care Act insurance market. A document detailing these estimates (shared with The Health 202) was also shared with government officials and California lawmakers.
Here’s a snapshot of the headaches that Democrats may face shortly before the midterm elections. There is growing concern within the Democratic Party about the prospect that Congress will not be able to renew its temporary profits — and the costs Americans will learn just a few weeks before heading to the voting booth.
Two left-handed groups have published reports detailing the potential impact. More than 20 vulnerable House Democrats urged party leaders to take action. State marketers were confused by the extension. And groups working with the Democratic Party are holding press conferences and events to promote this issue.
Last week, state insurance market leaders elaborated on how they are putting pressure on Congress and government to ensure that enhanced subsidies do not expire. This week, we’ll dig deeper into estimates of how premiums and insurance coverage will be affected if Congress doesn’t keep up with the increase in tax credits.
Democratic Dilemma: Last year, the party’s Coronavirus Relief Package raised tax credits for low-income Obamacare shoppers and granted them to middle-income Americans for the first time. This led to a record number of registrations, partly because it was these middle-income earners who long thought market options were affordable. But financial support will run out at the end of this year.
Democrats will need to expand support through a reconciliation bill, This allows parties to avoid GOP opposition to enhanced tax credits. But the broader economic package has been stagnant in the Senate for months. According to Senate Democratic aides, lawmakers are aware of their interests and continue to work to include the bill in such bills.
If Congress does not act within the next few months … “Everyone will hear the news about how their premiums are rising, thousands of dollars a year,” he said. Leslie Duck, Founder Protect our care, A medical advocacy group in line with democracy. “It’s terrifying policy and terrifying politics.”
Kaiser Family Foundation Cynthia Cox:
Congress is considering expanding the extras #ACA A grant from the American Rescue Planning Act.
Timing is important. If they don’t move fast
-Insurance payments will increase by more than 53%
-Insurers may set uncertain prices
-The state does not have information to notify you of price reviews or preparations for open registration— Cynthia Cox (@cynthiaccox) May 24, 2022
What does revocation actually look like? Over the past few months, a series of reports have emerged that predict the impact.
For one thing, the number of uninsured Americans could increase. That would be bad news President BidenSince he took office, the administration has frequently advertised increased insurance coverage.Estimated 3000000 According to a March report from, those planning in the Obamacare market could be uninsured if the increased tax credit expires. Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
- Federal Health Department estimates 8.9 million Man When staying in the market, the amount of financial assistance they receive is on average $ 406 Per person every year.
- An additional 1.5 million people will lose their subsidies altogether — Average reduction $ 3,277 Annual per person — However, we will continue to insure through some coverage.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Catherine Hempstead:
Before moving on, keep in mind that these are predictions. Still, some experts believe that premium increases can generally be even higher, Due to rising inflation And increased labor costs.
- “It’s a kind of double pain, When combined with a huge premium increase after losing this fairly significant grant, “said Catherine Hempstead. Senior Policy Adviser Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Some people who leave the market can find other sources of health insurance information. But many wouldn’t, Hempstead wrote this month.
All eyes are in West Virginia. The state may experience the sharpest premium surge in the country. $ 1,536 per person — According to a recent analysis from, out of 33 states where residents buy ACA plans at HealthCare.gov Family USA, Consumer health lobby to the left. The state is also home to Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) Was an obstacle to passing the Democratic Party’s broader economic package.
In other states that can be hit hard, Wyoming, Delaware, Nebraska When Alaska.
For states that have their own insurance exchanges … The National Academy for National Health Policy If the enhanced subsidies do not continue, there are trackers on the website detailing various forecasts.
- Connecticut 65,000 marketplace registrants We could see their financial support diminished or eliminated.
- Washington DC predicts about 8 percent Registrants may lose coverage.
- And Maryland Project Premium spending could increase by 47%.
CDC identifies nine cases of monkeypox in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As of Wednesday, nine monkeypox cases were detected in seven states as global health authorities face an unprecedented virus epidemic. Fenit Nirappil Report.
Not all presumed cases have traveled to countries where the virus was recently detected, which is a sign that monkeypox is spreading throughout the United States. However, officials say the public risk is low because the virus is difficult to infect and the symptoms are easy to detect. According to experts, monkeypox is very different from covid-19.
U.S. officials state that current cases are concentrated in men who have sex with men, reflecting similar trends in European countries where the outbreak began. According to experts, the early concentration of cases in gay and bisexual men seems to be a coincidence that the first patient was infected with another on a social network.
Federal authorities are now working with gay social networking apps and LGBTQ organizations to disseminate information about monkeypox ahead of next month’s Pride Festival. They also urge Americans to stigmatize homosexuals as carriers of illness and to assume that they are the only ones susceptible to the virus...
- One of the cases identified this week I was a North Virginia woman who recently traveled to an African country.
- Another presumed case announced yesterday in Colorado is Currently waiting Confirmation of CDC, State health officials said yesterday.
Greg Gonzalves, Epidemiologist:
CDC may stop collecting hospital data for suspicious covid cases
The CDC plans to reduce the covid-19 data collected from hospitals as the pandemic progresses and some information becomes useless or redundant. Bloomberg News..
The Covid-19 Guidance for Hospitals is regularly reviewed by US health authorities throughout the pandemic and has already been revised several times.
The following are subject to change:
- Hospitals may not be required to report suspected cases of coronavirusA practice encouraged by the authorities in the early days of a pandemic, where coronavirus testing was sparse and time-consuming.
- Healthcare facilities may be allowed to stop collecting coronavirus vaccination data There is no need to report and the information is not widely used.
- The frequency with which hospitals report data may also be rolled backProbably 3 days a week, or only once a week.
Massive violence hits the American spirit
After several mass shootings within two weeks, experts warn that repeated exposure to violence is detrimental to the mental and physical health of Americans. Leonard Bernstein, Ariana Grande Juncha When Joel Achenbach Report.
The impact of mass violence on the American spirit is also exacerbated by pandemics, political and social upheavals, and violence abroad. “You cannot see any of these events alone. We are looking at a cascade of collective trauma,” Said Rokusanukoen Silver, University of California, Irvine psychologist.
- Studies on collective trauma show some people Symptoms such as short-term anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder can develop.
- Studies on the health effects of repeated exposure to the media Mass violence has found evidence that some individuals have developed new cardiovascular disease as a result.
- Commissioner of Food and Drugs Robert Caliph Said in Senate Help Committee Yesterday, he heard that the country expects a surplus of infant formula in about two months, The Wall Street Journal Report.
- Julie Beckett Died of a heart attack 72:00 at the beginning of this month. Mothers of children with disabilities fought for a change to Medicaid, which allows their daughters and more than 500,000 American children with disabilities to live at home and grow up outside the hospital. Emily Langer Report.
- Yesterday’s World Health Assembly voted In favor of the resolution It condemned Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian health system. This is a move that increases the likelihood that Russia will be suspended from parliament if attacks on hospitals and clinics continue. Adam Taylor.
There may be a backdoor way for hospitals to get paid for uninsured Covid-19 care (according to Rachel Cohrs | Stat)
Patients face long delays due to imaging of cancer and other illnesses (according to Reed Abelson | The New York Times)
What to say to kids about school shootings to relieve their stress (by Allison Aubrey | NPR)
thank you for reading! See you on Tuesday.