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A poll last week found that more than three-quarters of people across the political spectrum are in favor of Congress extending the enhanced ACA tax credits. The poll was conducted by KFF, the nonpartisan health research organization.
"What we found is 78% of the public — including majorities of Democrats, independents, Republicans and [Make America Great Again] supporters — all think Congress should extend the premium tax credits beyond 2025," says Ashley Kirzinger, KFF's director of survey methodology.
Other polls have had similar findings: 72% of voters across political parties supported extending the policy, according to a July survey by Republican pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Bob Ward. They surveyed two dozen competitive congressional districts and found that support for the policy was high even for those who had no personal connection to these health plans.
In a memo, they wrote: "Voters don't want to see people losing their health insurance."
Most enrollees live in states that Trump won
The people who rely on HealthCare.gov and the other Obamacare marketplaces are people who "work at a place that doesn't offer them coverage," explains KFF. "A lot of times, that's a small business. Or it could be farmers and ranchers. It could be gig workers like Uber drivers."
Geographically, more than 3 in 4 enrollees live in states that President Trump won in 2024, according to KFF. Part of that is due to the fact that some Southern states have seen dramatic growth in enrollment recently. "In six states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and West Virginia), enrollment has more than tripled in five years.
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Tell me how is this differs from paying soybean farmers who cannot sell billion dollars to China this year?
"Without the subsidy, many insurance companies are leaving ACA."
Isn't this how trump kills the ACA?
"Tell me how is this differs from paying soybean farmers who cannot sell billion dollars to China this year?"
May BS1000, will enlighten us.
rinse and repeat with MAGA in general.
Yup. This is what we got right now. And most of the Red State beneficiaries/voters don't even see how it BENEFITS them to keep the subsidies in place. (Now play the intro, where the MAGA guy pulls out his gun and shoots himself in the foot.)
...But ya, this is how Orange Doink kills ACA. Because the subsidies don't go to voters and those persons covered by those subsidies; the subsidies are direct payments right to the (effing) insurance companies. I think it sucks. ALL other developed countries in the world are able to manage this stuff MUCH better than the USA. "The USA is the greatest country, ever????" Nope. Not any more. We are "led" by doink-heads. The Marshall Plan was the beginning of our decline, but it was a benign process, getting the world back up, off its knees. We were creating competitors. The past several decades are a different story, for sure.