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"Knowing that [the premium tax credits] might be gone with only 16 days before our benefit enrollment period opens, it is extremely impossible for us to decide how much money to put towards those contributions versus paying it out in wage increases."
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“But for right now, we're dealing with tariffs, and we really can't control that."
The price of coffee has increased 40% since last year. Trump's tariffs are a tax on American small businesses and consumers.
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“It is unfortunate that we will not be able to benefit by treating qualifying patients at home, where they are most comfortable and recover faster...Our digital hospital program has allowed us to free up beds for our sickest patients who need them most.”
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“Families are struggling to see how they’ll be able to stretch their budgets to afford both child care and health care."
Thank you @baldwin.senate.gov for always standing up for Wisconsin families.
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Pennsylvanians who buy health care on the marketplace could see premiums increase by 22% on average.
“I’m afraid to look at next year...It’s scary and I don’t know what we’re going to do … We went through all the scenarios. It’s not feasible to sell my house.”
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Lori Hunt, a breast cancer survivor from Des Moines, relies on the ACA premium tax credits to afford health care like screenings, MRIs and prescriptions. Without the tax credits, her premiums would increase by $600 to $700 a month - a cost she could not afford.
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"And if they lose that coverage & have to go on lesser coverage with higher deductibles and higher out-of-pocket costs & less benefits, that’s very concerning for access to care for people across the state."
Tens of thousands in WI are at risk of losing health care.
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“It is baffling that anyone could look at these numbers & decide that the best course of action is to continue sitting idly by, but that’s the choice that Rs in Congress continue to make...during this government shutdown,” said @kaine.senate.gov & @warner.senate.gov.
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“I do want to be clear, WIC has not been impacted yet. SNAP has not been impacted yet...If people have those benefits, they should feel safe continuing to use those. But we do know from previous shutdowns that if this drags out further, we could see an impact.”
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“Now I hear that the subsidies are being dramatically decreased. I have no idea what I’ll be paying in January, it could be hundreds of dollars more per month. Money farmers like me don’t have at this time."
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“When you layer on the cost from the tariffs, when you layer on increasing utility costs — we know that’s an issue here in Virginia — folks just can’t afford an increase in healthcare premiums of $1,200 or more each year."
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"[Sens.] Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley need to put food back on the table for struggling families by passing a bipartisan spending bill that protects food access."
Nearly 50,000 children in Iowa could lose food assistance b/c of the Republican-led shutdown.
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“Health care is going to start getting very expensive for everyone beyond what it costs now — but for some people it’s going to be so cost prohibitive that they’re going to actually wind up losing their health insurance," @pocan.house.gov said.
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Over half of Pennsylvanians are opposed to the Republican Tax Bill that makes cuts to essential programs that help working families put food on the table and afford health care, all to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
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"For the Republican party to be speaking about Medicaid in the terms of fraud, waste, and abuse...the implication is that I am fraud, waste, and abuse.”
More in a *new ad* from @affordablepa.bsky.social calling out Rep. Scott Perry for voting to cut Medicaid.
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“Do I change my package? Do I take even higher deductibles?” asked Kara Pitt-D’Andrea, the ED of a child care center in Milwaukee.
“Do I take more cost on? Do I consider holding off?...Am I able to stay in the nonprofit, community service-oriented industry?"
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"Getting rid of these tax credits wouldn’t just be an attack on working families, it’s a weight on our entire health care system that will have to shoulder the burden when patients pour into our [ERs] with treatable diseases they couldn’t afford to treat."
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“I can’t tell you how unbearable it’s been to not know if we’re going to have health care next year or what it’s going to cost. We started checking around because if the credits were going to expire, we needed to be covered and we like to be prepared."
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“We can’t afford our premiums to go up and meet our everyday expenses...If costs go up we might need to switch to a higher deductible plan that doesn’t cover our needs or drop my coverage altogether, which would be detrimental to my cancer treatment.”
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The price of groceries is squeezing American budgets, according to a new poll from @axios.com.
“Just 1 in 5 respondents say it's easier to afford groceries now than this time last year; nearly half say it's harder, while 1 in 3 say it's about the same.”
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“The only thing Pathways is incredibly effective at is barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer...Today’s decision will continue to keep health care away from Georgians who need it most," said @warnock.senate.gov.
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“Hearing now that next year, the increases are proposed on average of twenty percent by marketplace providers, that’s huge...For somebody like me, who has chronic issues, and all of that going on, I can’t afford to not have it."
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Georgia is estimated to see the biggest price increases for health insurance across the country.
Georgians' health insurance plans are estimated to increase by 21% on average, compared to 15% nationwide.
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“This latest closure will force pregnant women to travel even greater distances for essential care,” said Margaret Master, ED of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies in Georgia. “For many families, this means choosing between economic hardship and safe delivery options.”
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"Folks, it’s always about doing the right thing for me. And here’s the deal — Wisconsinites shouldn’t have to pay the price for this Republican bill with their lives and livelihoods."
Thank you @govevers.wisconsin.gov for standing up for Wisconsin working families.
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Because of the GOP budget bill, “rural hospitals are closing, at the end of the day. We’re seeing the tip of the iceberg here in Virginia, and it’s a sign of what’s to come,”
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"Nearly every Georgian who gets their health insurance from the [Marketplace] relies on the very resources that were just slashed. For me, that means that come January, my premiums will triple, my co-pays will rise & my son’s diabetes supplies will increase dramatically."
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