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Re:From $479 to $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next... by nobody9999 on Friday August 22, 2025 @10:14PM (#44992402)
>I'm not 100% sure about upcoming changes, seems similar from what I can see, but ACA gives an option for this. No job = very low income = you'll qualify for hugely reduced premiums

The premiums are not reduced, at least where I live. What happens is I can deduct those premiums from the taxes paid. But wait, if I have no/little income, I don't pay taxes. And so I get no subsidy.

Is that what you're talking about? Woo hoo!

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Re:From $479 to $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next... by AstroBen on Friday August 22, 2025 @10:24PM (#44992478)
Maybe it depends on state, but where I'm at the premiums are definitely reduced for low income people

https://www.kff.org/interactive/how-much-more-would-people-p...

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Re:From $479 to $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next... by nobody9999 on Friday August 22, 2025 @10:40PM (#44992578)
I'm sure it does. Where I live that's not the case.

In fact, I've spent well over $100,000 on insurance premiums over the past 12 years -- just for me.

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