（Boston Orange編譯）麻州州長奚莉（Haura Healey）今（10）日公開要求川普總統和國會共和黨人立即延長「可負擔醫療法（ACA）」的保費稅收抵免，以免大約34萬麻州居民明年的保費，平均每月增加1300元，農村居民和耆英的保費甚至可能漲到2萬5000元一年。
奚莉州長說，一旦聯邦政府「可負擔醫療法」的保費稅收抵免到期，不再延續，麻州將有大約34萬居民會失去部分或全部的保費補助。川普總統和共和黨國會議員的不作為，威脅到這些居民獲得醫療服務的權利。
麻州健康連接者（Massachusetts Health Connector）的執行主任Audrey Morse Gasteier也證實，在醫療保險開放註冊期開始的第一週，已經有很多麻州居民感到困惑，擔憂保費的急劇上漲。
川普總統和共和黨籍國會議員通過的「一大美麗法案（One Big Beautiful Bill）」，使得保費上漲，也改變了「可負擔醫療法」的資格條件，導致大約8萬5千名麻州居民明年將失去「健康連接者（Health Connector）」保險。這些改變也將逼使更多人走進無補助護理市場的急診室，也更進一步地令到醫院和社區健康中心緊繃，造成每一個人無論有沒保險，醫療費用都將上漲的結果。
「麻州健康連接者」為包括小企業主，中低收入家庭及個人的大約40萬麻州居民，提供可負擔醫療保險。從明年1月開始的健康保險計劃，目前正在辦理註冊登記中。「麻州健康連接者」已發出通知給所有會員，告訴他們將看到哪些變化，以及為什麼他們的保費會上漲。
Governor Healey Demands President Trump and Congressional
Republicans Take Action to Prevent Health Insurance Premiums from Skyrocketing
340,000 Massachusetts residents could see premiums increase by up to $25,000 next year because of expiring ACA tax credits
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey today demanded that President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans act to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to prevent health care premiums from skyrocketing for hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents.
Because President Trump and Congress let the ACA tax credits expire, nearly 340,000 Massachusetts residents will lose some or all of the help they were getting to afford their health insurance. Premiums will increase by an average of $1,300 a month next year. For some, including seniors and people in rural communities, the increase will be even higher and could reach $25,000 over the course of the year.
“The price of everything has been going up under President Trump. His tariff taxes are impacting every single American, he chose to cut SNAP benefits, he’s forcing child care centers to close, and he’s taking away heating assistance. With the enrollment period now open, President Trump and Congressional Republicans are causing people’s health care premiums to skyrocket by thousands of dollars next year and kicking thousands of Massachusetts residents off their health insurance all together,” said Governor Healey. “President Trump and Congressional Republicans still have time to fix this. They need to act now to prevent these cost increases and protect people’s access to health care. Meanwhile, we are going to make sure that people in Massachusetts understand what they are facing and why.”
“In the first week of Open Enrollment, our members are already reaching out to us with worry and confusion as they grapple with stark premium increases due to inaction around enhanced Premium Tax Credits,” said Audrey Morse Gasteier, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. “It’s not too late for Congress to act. We are ready to move mountains when an extension is in place, and quickly deliver this vital support to our members.”
“So many people we see are completely overwhelmed about how they are going to survive going forward,” said Tina Alu, Executive Director of the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee. “In a country this wealthy, people shouldn’t be put in the situation of choosing between paying rent, feeding their family or having health insurance.”
These premium increases come after President Trump and Congressional Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill which changes eligibility for the ACA and will result in 85,000 Massachusetts residents losing their Health Connector insurance next year. These changes will further strain hospitals and community health centers as more people go to emergency rooms in the uncompensated care market. It will also cause health care costs to increase for everyone, regardless of insurance.
The Massachusetts Health Connector provides affordable health insurance for over 400,000 people, including small business owners and middle-income and low-income families and individuals. The enrollment period is currently underway for January 1st plans. The Health Connector has been sending notices to every member letting them know about upcoming changes and why their premiums are going up.
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