Saturday marks the start of the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period in which ACA tax credits are set to expire.
Thousands of Michiganders are expected to see their health insurance costs skyrocket under changes taking place when open enrollment kicks off.
During a press conference Thursday, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell was joined by Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, Curtis Hertel in blasting Republicans for failing to reopen the government and save health insurance premiums from spiraling.
“People are making life-impacting decisions right now about what it is going to cost them and whether they can afford to stay on the exchange.”
Individual plans on HealthCare.gov are expected to rise by more than 20%. Dingell called on Speaker Johnson to reopen the government and stop millions of Americans from losing their health care coverage.
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