Why the ACA needs young people -- and the looming 'death spiral' for health insurance

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4. Some more from the article

If Congress does not extend the federal subsidies set to expire in December, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that 4 million people will become uninsured in the next several years.

The people who opt to go without insurance will probably be younger and healthier,

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"If hospitals face a lot of financial strain from having a lot more uninsured patients coming through their doors, then they might start changing the services they offer," she says. "They may have to close the maternity ward. They might have to close down altogether." That's already starting to happen in Maine and other parts of the country, ((so it's not just the insured and formerly insured that are hurt by this, it's everyone's healthcare --progree))

. . . Meanwhile, open enrollment is coming on Nov. 1 — in Idaho, it's already begun. Unless Congress acts quickly, enrollees will likely have sticker shock when they log in to find a plan for 2026. On average, consumers will have to pay double next year for the same plan.

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I bet it's a lot more than 4 million losing health insurance.