Millions drop ACA coverage after Congress lets Obamacare subsidies expire
Congress allowed the Affordable Care Act's premium tax credits to expire, and millions of Americans are dropping marketplace coverage. Premiums have surged, several insurers are leaving state marketplaces, and enrollment could fall by as much as 26 percent. The loss of subsidies will raise uninsured rates, push families into much higher out-of-pocket costs, and strain hospitals and state budgets.
When Republicans deny health care to millions of Americans, the NY Times blames “Congress” rather than Republicans.
Mark Jacob86I wrote about the NY Times' headline accountability problem a few years ago in my Stop the Presses newsletter. NYT published a strong editorial back then about how "right-wing extremists" were blocking AIDS funding overseas, but the headline blamed "partisan politics" instead of right-wingers.
It Ain't Me.7Since I can remember, "Dems fail to" but for Repubs, it's "Congress."
Steve Davis ♥️🤍💙 #TakeBackTheFlag5Since Republicans Killed ACA Subsidies.... " There, I fixed it. Do better, @nytimes.com.
Jackie Matusow4It’s their Trump-appeasement strategy. They know he and his dopey inner circle don’t read below the headlines. So the headline is anodyne/or wildly misleading and the content is truthful.
Stu Cowan 🇨🇦2And 'dropping' makes it sound as if people are choosing to end coverage like they would cancel a streaming service they don't watch any longer.
