Spread the news: The Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges are open again for 2019. We have to spread that news because the Trump administration won’t. We also have to be the ones steering people who need help to the right places, because the Trump administration isn’t doing it. It’s dramatically cut the funding for navigators, the people who help consumers figure out their options
There’s good news to be found in the ACA this year for consumers, too. The vast majority of people (87 percent in 2018) will qualify for federal subsidies to help them pay for it. As was true last year, this year there are some very good options for lots of people. Even the Trump HHS is estimating that 79 percent of HealthCare.gov consumers can find a 2019 plan with a premium under $75 per month after tax credits. And HHS also estimates that around two dozen more insurers will offer plans in 2019 than in 2018, so there’s more choice this year than there has been in previous years.
There are tools you can use to help yourself, friends, family, and people you’re meeting while you’re getting out the vote today and tomorrow to get signed up. It’s just one more way of sticking it to Trump, and doing some good in this world.
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