"Her monthly health insurance premium jumped from $3 to $164 a month in January, a cost too high for the single mom's tight budget. Her job as a dishwasher at Chili's barely covers rent, groceries, and other essentials. Like many Americans, Richards relies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace because her job doesn't offer health insurance."
"Millions of people like her lost access to enhanced ACA subsidies this year, a credit designed to help lower- and middle-income households pay for healthcare. These government-subsidized plans were a lifeline for freelancers, gig workers, part-time workers, and others without employer-sponsored coverage. The credits expired on December 31 after months of tension in Congress - and efforts to renew them have gone quiet."
Natalie Richards, 37, faces a monthly premium increase from $3 to $164 in January and cannot afford the higher cost. She works as a dishwasher at Chili's and relies on the ACA marketplace because past and current jobs have not offered employer-based coverage. The marketplace plan enabled access to medications and therapy to manage ADHD. Enhanced ACA subsidies that helped lower- and middle-income households expired on December 31 after months of congressional tension. Millions lost access to those credits, enrollment dipped by 1.4 million in January, and more people are expected to drop coverage.
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