THE COMING OBAMACARE CLIFF. Health-care costs are about to spike in a way that Americans can’t afford. For the 22 million Americans who receive the ACA subsidies in question—is that policy makers in Congress and at the White House also can’t figure out what to do. They’ve been immobilized on the issue for months, consumed by indecision and infighting that led to a record-long government shutdown. There’s a growing feeling that not much of anything will happen before the year runs out, which would lead to massive premium hikes for most people on ACA plans. (The Atlantic)
So, with only just THREE WEEKS left until the price of healthcare for millions of Americans goes off the chart in expense, and in those THREE WEEKS, Congress will go on break on December 19, 2025, leaving only ELEVEN DAYS for them to give a “rats ass”, regarding the lives and deaths of their Constituents.
It’s not as if the cost of health care is new to Congress, because in the BIG UGLY BILL created by Trump and endorsed by the Republicans and eventually 6 Democrats, it was clearly stated that the Affordable Care Act was to die an ugly death. No worries chimed the Republicans; we have time to create a BETTER/BEST/BIGGER health care plan. And between the Epstein File Release Shutdown, and now, not one BETTER/BEST/BIGGER plan has found fruition.
But not to worry, however, because none of this rise in prices or lack of affordability will affect Congress. No, Members of Congress, who receive health insurance through the DC Health Link, with the federal government covering approximately 72% to 75% of their premium costs. This means that they pay around 28% of their annual healthcare premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions, will continue to receive tax payer funded healthcare at the same bargain rate they have gown accustomed to!
