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fromFortune
1 week ago

Trump wants more health savings accounts. A catch: they can't pay insurance premiums | Fortune

With the tax-free money in a health savings account, a person can pay for eyeglasses or medical exams, as well as a $1,700 baby bassinet or a $300 online parenting workshop. Those same dollars can't be used, though, to pay for most baby formulas, toothbrushes - or insurance premiums. President Donald Trump and some Republicans are pitching the accounts as an alternative to expiring enhanced federal subsidies that have lowered insurance premium payments for most Americans with Affordable Care Act coverage.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago
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Can Trump Finally Learn to Live With Obamacare?

Democrats are betting Trump will extend Obamacare premium subsidies to prevent steep premium hikes and shield millions from sharply higher out-of-pocket insurance costs.
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago
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Shutdown Shows GOP Is Still Obsessed With Obamacare Repeal

Republicans largely oppose extending the 2021-expanded Obamacare subsidies, making bipartisan passage unlikely despite some GOP openness due to potential premium spikes.
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fromFortune
2 months ago
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Schumer warns millions are going to 'start getting letters in the mail telling them their health insurance costs are about to go through the roof' | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
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Schumer warns millions are going to 'start getting letters in the mail telling them their health insurance costs are about to go through the roof' | Fortune

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