Hello; Some things ought to be mentioned with regard to the ACA. First being the original act depended on an unconstitutional part which was soon removed by the supreme court. That part included provisions which forced young and/or otherwise healthy to sign up for the health care plan. There were financial penalties to be applied to those who did not sign up. The court struck down that part.
That move by the court took away funding which was essential for the act to work at all. So, when in power advocates of the law started funding subsidies with taxpayer monies. I know of one man who is quite well off with a large fine home and acres of land outside of Louisville KY who managed to get on Medicaid some years ago because of these maneuvers.
Skip ahead to the pandemic years. Along with the massive printing of monies and shoving such out the door for the pandemic stuff the opportunity was used to sign up millions onto Medicaid. Millions who had not qualified before the pandemic and who currently continue to not qualify. The enhanced subsidies were scheduled to end by the very folks who wrote the law at the time. That was December of 2025. So, from a date during the pandemic unqualified people were given taxpayer monies to help pay for health coverage.
Here is an important take. Folks who did qualify back then and who today still qualify will not be losing the extra monies which help them get insurance. Only those who do not qualify have lost the subsidies as of 15 days ago.
Now we can discuss the reasons why some qualify and some do not if you wish to. The thing is those millions got a gift of taxpayer monies for a few years. It was supposed to be part of the pandemic largess and intended to be temporary. I know some people in my community who are truly disabled and do need such help as Medicaid. Those folks actually qualify. The millions you cite do not qualify so have lost he extra monies.
