LA Gardner
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LA Gardner
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Reposted by LA Gardner
Oh yeah…there’s also this.

HSA funds are used to pay for *deductibles, co-pays & coinsurance*, not the premiums. You’d still need the insurance policy.

“None of the Republican senators seemed to grapple with the fact that consumers would still need to buy plans from the same insurance companies.”
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Reposted by LA Gardner
And of course neither Trump nor any other Republican seems to have a problem with us OVERPAYING the SAME INSURANCE CARRIERS HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS for Medicare Advantage…

www.americanprogress.org/article/endi...
Ending Overpayment in Medicare Advantage
A new Center for American Progress analysis finds that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are overpaid by 22 to 39 percent; savings from curbing MA overpayments should be used to improve the Medicare progr...
www.americanprogress.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Of course it doesn't knock a dime off all those rate hikes that were justified because the rules were changing, does it?
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
So long as it's not a % of FPL the way everything else in the poorly named "big beautiful bill" is tiered.
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Reposted by LA Gardner
And especially this: Without this, any deal should be a nonstarter.

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None of this matters if there is no language that forces the executive to administer the budget as written by Congress
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If I have that #APTCPenaltyCliff information wrong, can you please tell me. I don't hold out much hope that I have, but I think you would know if I did.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Actual FL
SAME level plan (12 yrs) & family

75% increase, w/ APTC!
SAME level plan 12 yrs & family $2603.04 p/mo. w/ APTC 2025 is $4500.00 p/mo. w/ APTC in 2026.

⚠️#APTCPenaltyCliff is 100%! ⚠️ Underestimate income by $1.00?
Owe back 12 months APTC!?!

Try w/o APTC?
246% increase
$6410 p/mo.
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM