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riversedge

(76,825 posts) Fri Jul 25, 2025, 05:51 AM Friday

Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up

Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5479075/trump-medical-debt-bbb-health-insurance

July 25, 20255:00 AM ET By Noam Levey

President Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care, Trump risks pushing more Americans into debt, further straining family budgets already stressed by medical bills.

Millions of people are expected to lose health insurance in the coming years as a result of the tax cut legislation Trump signed this month, leaving them with fewer protections from large bills if they get sick or suffer an accident.

Changes large and small

At the same time, significant increases in health plan premiums on state insurance marketplaces next year will likely push more Americans to either drop coverage or switch to higher-deductible plans that will require them to pay more out of pocket before their insurance kicks in.

Smaller changes to federal rules are poised to bump up patients' bills as well. New federal guidelines for COVID-19 vaccines, for example, will allow health insurers to stop covering the shots for millions, so if patients want the protection, some may have to pay out of pocket.

The new tax cut legislation will also raise the cost of certain doctor visits, requiring copays of up to $35 for some Medicaid enrollees.

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Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up (Original Post) riversedge Friday OP

You know what would fix this? Ray Bruns Friday #1

They're diligently working on that. durablend Friday #3

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75 percent more next year, research shows, NPR progree Friday #2

And this is why they wanted to gut and cut NPR and PBS................getting straight information.......... turbinetree Friday #7

They own this. sakabatou Friday #4

The enhanced subsidies for the ACA for the poorest of the poor will expire on Dec 31st Bengus81 Friday #5

The financially lower class voters have been played by the Republican party Stargazer99 Friday #6

Hear! Hear! Dock_Yard Friday #10

They thought he was going to fart unicorns not fooled Friday #12

"You fucked up. You trusted us." Animal House (Otter to Flounder). Evolve Dammit Friday #8

As long as I can remember popsdenver Friday #9

My advice to Trump voters: Want in one hand ... 11 Bravo Friday #11

Everyone will pay for your vote to create this shit show.......next up Social Security and its funding issue.......... turbinetree Friday #13

Lower medical bills? Sounds like socialism to me. Aristus Saturday #14

Ray Bruns

(5,452 posts)

1. You know what would fix this?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:29 AM

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Another tax cut for billionaires and corporations.

durablend

(8,437 posts)

3. They're diligently working on that.

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 12:00 PM

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progree

(12,147 posts)

2. ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75 percent more next year, research shows, NPR

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 11:58 AM

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7/18/25
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/07/18/npr-aca-health-insurance-premiums-obamacare-bbb-kff

Health insurance premiums are going way up next year for people who buy their insurance on Healthcare.gov or the state-based marketplaces, according to an analysis out Friday ( https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/individual-market-insurers-requesting-largest-premium-increases-in-more-than-5-years/ ).

The average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75 percent more for their premium, according to the analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.

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If healthy people opt out, the insurance pool is left with those who cost insurance companies more — people who can't go without health insurance because of chronic conditions or expensive medications. "That's why insurance companies are going ahead and charging a higher premium, with the expectation that the market is going to get sicker next year," explains Cox.

So, it's a combination of the expiration of the enhanced premium subsidies that began in the Covid era that will primarily spike costs. Then, disproportionately the healhier will opt not to pay for insurance and so drop out of the insured pool, leaving a sicker pool who most need the coverage. The combination will result in the average of the remaining insured seeing a 75% premium increase.

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Remember the above is the ACA. Then there's cuts to Medicaid, Medicare... Oh, and there's huge cost increases expected too for employer-provided coverage and the employee share, according to an article I read maybe 2 weeks ago.

turbinetree

(26,426 posts)

7. And this is why they wanted to gut and cut NPR and PBS................getting straight information..........

Reply to progree (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 02:37 PM

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sakabatou

(45,138 posts)

4. They own this.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 12:01 PM

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Bengus81

(9,095 posts)

5. The enhanced subsidies for the ACA for the poorest of the poor will expire on Dec 31st

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 01:18 PM

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That will jack their rates by who knows how much or cause them to lose health care all together. It's all just a step ladder approach to KILLING the ACA,then start slowly killing off Medicare and SS.

Dems need to be yelling about this crap on a daily basis and trying to force voting to get Republicans on the record.

Stargazer99

(3,249 posts)

6. The financially lower class voters have been played by the Republican party

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 01:41 PM

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You were promised lower food prices...etc. You are a laughing stock of the nation and WORLD WIDE . you bought the Brooklyn Bridge.. suckers and in that process you destroyed many people's lives...maybe you should stop worshiping the wrong god (money and power)

Dock_Yard

(225 posts)

10. Hear! Hear!

Reply to Stargazer99 (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 05:42 PM

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FA-FO ... American STUPIDITY has never been so widespread as it is now.

not fooled

(6,401 posts)

12. They thought he was going to fart unicorns

Reply to Stargazer99 (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 06:04 PM

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out of his ass.

Never thought I would see so many people make such a stupid mistake as voting him back into office. Boy, was I wrong. Clearly I overestimated the intelligence of the 'Murican public.

Evolve Dammit

(21,119 posts)

8. "You fucked up. You trusted us." Animal House (Otter to Flounder).

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 04:43 PM

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popsdenver

(94 posts)

9. As long as I can remember

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 05:15 PM

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the un-said truth of what Republican's believed as Health Care was (and still is):

If you get sick, die.............But first,...... let our Corporations suck your finances dry for Medications, Health care, Procedures, Operations, etc then they want you to just go bye-bye...
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The epitome of this was during COVID....................We watched it with our very own eyes.......It is estimated that due to the delay in
action/in-action, the U.S. suffered and ADDITIONAL 500,000 un-necessary deaths......

11 Bravo

(24,161 posts)

11. My advice to Trump voters: Want in one hand ...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 05:45 PM

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and shit in the other.
Then get back to me on which hand fills up first.

Of course they could also just fuck all the way off, and save us a lot of trouble.

turbinetree

(26,426 posts)

13. Everyone will pay for your vote to create this shit show.......next up Social Security and its funding issue..........

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 07:04 PM

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along with Medicare................

Aristus

(70,506 posts)

14. Lower medical bills? Sounds like socialism to me.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:59 AM

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Didn’t they vote against socialism?

Too fucking bad, you hillbilly dip-fucks. Elections have consequences. Enjoy medical bankruptcy…

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