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The Washington Post is reporting that "Obamacare premiums are rising 4%" based on @KFF's estimate that *benchmark Silver premiums* are increasing by around 4% in 2023 vs. 2022. 1/ washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/ā¦
That's an important distinction, as *overall* #ACA premiums are increasing by a bit more than that (around 6.2% across 32 states + DC): 2/ acasignups.net/22/10/26/updatā¦
However, the reality is that for the vast majority of #ACA enrollees, premiums won't be going up by either 4% or 6.2% thanks to the premium tax credits (aka financial subsidies) provided for by the #ACA which are dramatically enhanced by the #InflationReductionAct. 3/
Weāll have to see what actually passes (if anything) of course, but itās a fuckload more than āscrapsā even now.
Universal Pre-K isnāt āscraps.ā
Affordable childcare isnāt āscraps.ā
Another full year of expanded child tax credits isnāt āscraps.ā
$550 Billion in climate change/green energy development isnāt āscraps.ā
Closing the Medicaid Gap for 2.2 million Americans isnāt āscraps.ā
Affordable childcare isnāt āscraps.ā
Another full year of expanded child tax credits isnāt āscraps.ā
$550 Billion in climate change/green energy development isnāt āscraps.ā
Closing the Medicaid Gap for 2.2 million Americans isnāt āscraps.ā
Extending the #AmRescuePlanās expanded ACA tax credits another 3 years isnāt āscraps.ā
Thereās a whole mess of other stuff still included. Itās not perfect and Iām pissed as hell at Manchinema for dragging it down & the ENTIRE GOP for rejecting ALL of it, but itās not āscraps.ā
Thereās a whole mess of other stuff still included. Itās not perfect and Iām pissed as hell at Manchinema for dragging it down & the ENTIRE GOP for rejecting ALL of it, but itās not āscraps.ā
š£š REMINDER: #ACA enrollment is BACK and this time it's a #BFD! Here's 10 important things to remember when you #GetCovered:
acasignups.net/21/05/07/aca-eā¦
acasignups.net/21/05/07/aca-eā¦
1. MILLIONS WHO DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL HELP BEFORE DO NOW...AND IT COULD SAVE YOU *THOUSANDS* OF DOLLARS!!
(and those who already qualified are now eligible for *more* help!)
(and those who already qualified are now eligible for *more* help!)
This table shows the financial help sliding scale under the #ACA (which cuts off help for middle-class enrollees)...and under the #AmRescuePlan, which covers 100% of the premiums for millions of people & caps them at no more than 8.5% EVEN FOR MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICANS: 
š£ IT'S OFFICIAL: #AmFamiliesPlan to *permanently* #KillTheCliff & #UpTheSubs. Make no mistake: This is still a #BFD.
acasignups.net/21/04/28/its-oā¦
acasignups.net/21/04/28/its-oā¦
NOTE: I'm switching from #AmFamiliesPlan to #AmFamPlan. Shorter, easier to type and it's alliterative!!
š£ REMINDER: Here's the @urbaninstitute's estimates of how much the uninsured rate would go down in every state if the expanded #ACA subsidies are made permanent: acasignups.net/21/04/16/urbanā¦
š£ Ahead of tonightās big speech: I have no idea if heāll give an update on ACA enrollment, but if he does, Iām guessing heāll announce over 1.0 million ADDITIONAL exchange enrollees via HealthCare.Gov alone since the relaunched enrollment period started on 2/15.
According to @JStein_WaPo, it sounds like Biden will be proposing $200B to make the expanded #ACA subsidies permanent, but no other major healthcare provisions *at the moment*. This actually makes more sense than you may think given this poll: acasignups.net/21/04/27/huh-sā¦
Joe Biden has a plan to fix healthcare? Weird. What happened to the last plan he had to fix healthcare? Swore he took care of that. #BFD
It's fun watching journalists clench their cheeks and try to whistle past this particular graveyard.
I mean whatever you do guys, don't ask the guy instrumental in getting the last Democrat healthcare plan rammed through congress and wiping out his party why we should trust him this time around.
And here you go, tweeps! We're going to #SCOTUS! The Civil Rights Act protects #LGBT people from discrimination. lambdalegal.org/in-court/legalā¦
So we at @LambdaLegal are asking #SCOTUS to settle whether sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination. #LGBT
