The ghosts of Obamacare past, present and future

单集文稿 ...

• 00:01

  NPR.

• 00:11

  This is the indicator from Planet Money.

• 00:13

  I'm Waylon Wong.

• 00:14

  And I'm Stephen Misaha.

• 00:16

  It is the end of the year, which means it is the time of rushing,

• 00:19

  rushing to catch a flight home for the holidays,

• 00:22

  rushing for last minute gifts, and for Congress,

• 00:25

  rushing to find a solution to a health care deadline.

• 00:28

  When the year ends, expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act,

• 00:31

  also known as Obamacare, will also end.

• 00:34

  And that means the cost of insurance is about to get a lot more expensive for many people,

• 00:39

  like Tricia Pena from Hermitage, Tennessee.

• 00:42

  This year, my premium for a very basic bronze plan for one person is $197.

• 00:49

  Next month, it goes up to $1280.

• 00:53

  $1,280.

• 00:55

  That is a more than $1,000 a month increase.

• 00:58

  Tricia lost her job last year and decided early retirement was a better deal than trying to find a new job at 61.

• 01:05

  She's in pretty good health, but she gets a lot of insurance subsidies because of her age.

• 01:10

  Subsidies that are about to get cut.

• 01:12

  I just can't in good conscience pay $1,300 a month for one person's insurance.

• 全部文稿