Many Floridians could lose their health insurance by the end of 2025
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Many Floridians could lose their health insurance by the end of 2025
Many Floridians could lose their health insurance by the end of 2025. A FEDERAL TAX CREDIT that helps people pay for their HEALTH INSURANCE is set to EXPIRE. ARI HAIT JOINS ME NOW IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. The AFFORDABLE, AFForDABLE CARE Act is in EFFECT for now, but it’s set to expire in 2025. The Florida Hospital Association says tens of thousands of people will no longer be able to afford health insurance. The association is calling on CONGRESS to extend the tax credit.
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NOW. THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR MILLIONS OF FLORIDIANS. A FEDERAL TAX CREDIT THAT HELPS PEOPLE PAY FOR THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE IS SET TO EXPIRE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS. ARI HAIT JOINS ME NOW IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. ARI. FELICIA. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, MILLIONS OF FLORIDIANS HAVE RELIED ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT FOR THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE. IN FACT, MORE PEOPLE IN FLORIDA USE THE AFFORDABLE, AFFORDABLE CARE ACT THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE NATION. BUT CHANGES ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL HAVE PEOPLE WONDERING HOW MUCH LONGER THAT WILL BE AN OPTION. NEARLY 5 MILLION FLORIDIANS RELY ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, OBAMACARE FOR THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE COULD BE IN DANGER OF LOSING THAT INSURANCE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. WHEN INDIVIDUALS LOSE THEIR COVERAGE, THEY LOSE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, TO PREVENTION SERVICES, TO EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO IMPROVING HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES. PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS TAX CREDITS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT DRASTICALLY LOWER THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE. THESE ENHANCED PREMIUM TAX CREDITS ARE PROVIDING PREMIUM ASSISTANCE SO THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO AFFORD AND GET ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT THOSE CREDITS ARE CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF 2025, AND THE FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT MEANS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN FLORIDA WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE SKYROCKETING PREMIUMS, AND THEY WILL BECOME UNINSURED. AND WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE A HEALTH INSURANCE CARD, YOU GENERALLY DON’T HAVE ACCESS THEN TO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, MAYHEW AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ADVOCATES ARE CALLING ON CONGRESS TO EXTEND THE TAX CREDITS. CONGRESS IS, OF COURSE, CURRENTLY IN ITS SUMMER RECESS. IT IS EXPECTED TO RECONVENE NEXT WEEK. THERE IS NO WORD, THOUGH, IF THEY WILL TAKE ANY ACTION ON THESE FEDERAL