Affordable Care Act

ACA health care subsidies are at the center of a now monthlong U.S. government shutdown that could become the longest in U.S. history. So I looked at the available data about ACA marketplace plan usage in Florida to understand how the debates in Washington could affect access to health care in the Sunshine State going forward.

As many as a third of the 4.7 million Floridians on Affordable Care Act plans could drop them next year because of the higher costs, according to some estimates.

As the government shutdown entered its third week, Democrats continued to withhold their support for a government funding bill unless Republicans agree to extend expiring Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies. A Democratic lawmaker said Florida will be affected by the expiring subsidies more than any other state after the Nov. 1 ACA enrollment start.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Weston, is convening a roundtable discussion Friday with local healthcare leaders and consumer advocates to talk about the impasse in Congress over extending critical tax credits for health plans offered under the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said Affordable Care Act enrollees, and other healthcare customers, are at risk of surging premium rates at a news conference in Sunrise Thursday.

On "The Florida Roundup," host Tom Hudson spoke with Florida Hospital Association president and CEO Mary Mayhew about her perspective on anticipated increases for Affordable Care Act insurance users.

Health insurance rates will increase sharply for the 4 million-plus Floridians who rely on so-called Obamacare plans or small employer health insurance coverage in the coming weeks, according to data released by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.

Two major Hispanic business groups say more than 1 million Miami-Dade residents who rely on the Affordable Care Act for health insurance will see premiums skyrocket next year unless Congress acts to extend a critical federal tax credit. In Florida, insurers may increase premiums between 15% and 41%, they warn.

People who buy insurance through the marketplace, sometimes called Obama Care, could soon see a significant increase in their premiums. That's because COVID-era Affordable Care Act tax credits are set to expire this year.

A federal judge has ruled that immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 states aren't entitled to health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The decision limits an effort by the Biden administration to help young adults brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

Tens of thousands of recipients under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, are eligible — for the first time — to sign up for affordable health insurance during open enrollment until Jan. 15.

As open enrollment into the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace is underway, navigators are prepared to hear from a new type of customers this year: DACA recipients.