Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Senate Republicans blocked legislation to extend ACA tax credits just weeks before they expire.
If the ACA enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of the year, according to KFF, 1.4 million Georgianscould see their premiums double and 460,000 Georgians could lose health insurance altogether because they cannot afford the price increases.
For months, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has been fighting to extend the ACA credits, including offering an amendment to the Trump budget bill to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits back in June.
This week, Sen. Ossoff spoke from the U.S. Senate to share Georgians’ stories and to urge Senate Republicans to put politics aside and extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits before open enrollment ends.
Georgians are sharing their stories about what this price hike will mean to them.
WSB-TV: Georgia Families Say Expiring Health Care Subsidies are ‘Life and Death’
“I have a family budget that I work from – I don’t have an endless amount of money… This is not about politics. This is about peoples’ everyday life. This is about life and death.” – Kelli Stewart
Atlanta News First: Healthcare showdown: Georgia lawmakers consider state fix after federal subsidies extension blocked
“I’m not going to have any insurance because I cannot afford to go from $400 a month to $1,764 a month.” – Melissa Sexton, Atlanta therapist and small business owner
WMAZ Macon: ‘My heart goes out to them’ | Georgians face uncertainty as Affordable Care Act vote approaches
“Health insurance is not just a matter of me walking, it’s a matter of me living.” – Angelina Hoomes in Macon, Ga.
WALB Albany: Georgia health insurance premiums could double
“When your insurance premiums double for yourself and employees, and the rate is set for business with Medicare and Medicaid, where do you pull it from? Do you pull it from your children’s college funds?” – Sheri Barlow, owner of a small medical business in Albany
WABE: Sticker shock for Georgians as ACA Marketplace enhanced premium tax credits set to expire
“I’m going to be purchasing what amounts to a catastrophic plan and paying the same amount of money. If I’m being completely honest, if I didn’t have children, I would very likely not purchase insurance.” – Mary Campbell in Duluth
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