More than 8 in 10 qualify for federal subsidies to defray the cost of health plans’ premiums. Aneeta Malcolm talks with Eddie Gamero, an ACA coverage “navigator” in Silver Spring, on her 2018 health plan options through the ACA. Yet consumers who already have ACA coverage will have special trouble if they wait for the federal exchange to re-enroll them automatically. The Republican National Committee, for its part, is running ads on cable stations blaming Democrats for the “skyrocketing” ACA insurance premiums. Read more:Fifth year’s ACA enrollment season opening with daunting obstaclesTrump to end key ACA subsidies, a move that will threaten the law’s marketplacesAs ACA enrollment nears, administration keeps cutting support of the law

Source: Washington Post November 01, 2017 11:39 UTC