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Some health care consumers are pushing Senate Republicans to keep their promise to vote by mid-December on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. Chuck Kermbach reports from Milwaukee.
As part of a Senate measure this week to end the federal government shutdown, GOP leaders promised a vote on extending tax credits for premiums paid under the Affordable Care Act. At a news conference held by Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin, Care Act enrollee and freelance author Nancy Pesky said she needs the credits because her health insurance costs may triple next year.
It's not just my health insurance that's going to go up. It's everybody's, right? We're all in this together.
We keep hearing about poor people that need this subsidy and about people's premiums going up by more than a thousand per month. Very misleading. The poor are on Medicaid. The typical Exchange Plan insured, who are lower-income will not see an increase of more than $100, and anyone whose premiums go up by more than a thousand dollars is making well over six-figures, maybe seven in this lady's case.
Who is Nancy Peske and why does she not only want you to pay for her healthcare, but feels it is a moral imperative for you?
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She seems to be doing well with this occupation.
That substantial financial commitment means that you will pay through the nose, if you want your name on a book you have an idea for, but are not skilled enough to write it well. Good for her. She has a talent and seems to be putting it to lucrative use.
She is freelance, which means she has no boss. Most of us with straight jobs have multiple bosses, so we can see the appeal of that. Only thing is, no boss means no company sponsored health insurance option.
We are already paying the premiums that skyrocked under the ACA, so that people who chose not to insure themselves can immediately get "insurance" if they find out they have cancer, or diabetes, or a heart condition, or some other expensive malady. Our increased premiums go into a pool to pay for their health care. A pool to which they chose not to contribute.
Nancy wants to get health insurance before getting sick, which is the responsible choice. Except . . . she wants you to pay for it, in large part, so maybe "smart" is a better description than responsible.
To answer her question, no. We are not all in this together. Some of us receive the COVID Supplemental ACA Premiums subsidies and some of us pay for them.
