57 moderate House Democrats pressure Pelosi and Schumer to disable the Obamacare time-bomb set to go

[In It to Win It]

Business Insider via Yahoo News

A large group of House Democrats are stepping up pressure on party leaders to revive their stalled economic agenda and avoid hitting voters with huge healthcare bills only weeks before the November midterms.

Fifty-seven members of the centrist New Democrat coalition led by Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington signed a letter meant to highlight the steep health insurance premium increases that many people would face if a pandemic-era financial assistance program expires in December. The cohort included many Democratic lawmakers locked in tight re-election races this fall.

Under the stimulus law last year, Democrats bulked up federal subsidies to cut monthly premiums for millions of Americans purchasing individual health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The move led to many lower-income Americans paying little or nothing for health coverage. Many middle-class families qualified for generous federal assistance for the first time.

If Democrats fail to revive a reconciliation bill extending the enhanced subsidies past year's end, major price hikes often totaling hundreds of dollars will hit 13 million Americans during a punishing stretch of inflation. Three million people would also lose their health insurance, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

[Karadeniz]

1. Any reason not to?

[Mr.Bill]

2. Ask every republican in Congress

who will probably vote against it.

[wendyb-NC]

3. Sounds like they should

Covid-19 is still here and cases are increasing, inflation is making everything cost more, ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet. I really hope this gains momentum.

[durablend]

4. They better do something

Or else I have no insurance next year (not with "hundreds of dollars increase" )