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Kansas witness tells Senate how expiring premium tax credits would force family off insurance
Summary
At a Senate subcommittee hearing on aviation, witness Eileen Spickler described how expiring premium tax credits would raise her family premium from $109 to $246 monthly and lead her husband to go uninsured, linking the broader congressional actions that led to the shutdown with human consequences for health coverage.
During testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, Eileen Spickler of Ottawa, Kansas, told senators that premium tax credits are the only reason her husband can afford ACA marketplace coverage and that planned expiration of enhanced credits would force them to drop coverage.
Spickler said she and her husband were able to keep coverage in 2025 with a $109 monthly…
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