"As the Senate was voting to pass a deal to reopen the federal government without securing funding for health care subsidies, the only out LGBTQ+ U.S. senator, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), made one last-ditch effort to get Congress to fund health care for working-class Americans."
"Without the subsidies, some people's health care premiums are set to increase by thousands of dollars per person, according to a KFF analysis, with older Americans who are nearing retirement being disproportionately affected. This will likely result in people dropping insurance coverage, increasing health care costs for everyone as the pool of people paying into health care shrinks. Others will face severe hardship if they have a health issue without insurance to cover it."
""My Republican colleagues sent a clear, unmistakable message that they are okay with jacking up health care costs on 22 million Americans," Baldwin said in a statement after the vote. "I'm not, and I am going to keep fighting to stop these massive health care price increases that Wisconsin families are staring down.""
Senate Democrats sought to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025; Republicans opposed extension while advancing a continuing resolution to reopen the government. Sen. Tammy Baldwin offered an amendment to extend subsidies for one year, but the amendment failed with 53 senators voting against and 47 voting in favor. A KFF analysis projects premium increases by thousands of dollars for some people and disproportionate effects on older Americans nearing retirement, likely causing coverage losses, higher overall health costs, and severe hardship for uninsured individuals with health needs.
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