LANSING, Mich. — Protests were held across Michigan this week as health care advocates and nurses warned that the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits could raise insurance costs and leave thousands of residents without coverage.
Demonstrations organized by groups including Michigan Families for Fair Care and SEIU Healthcare Michigan took place in Lansing, Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling on lawmakers to protect Medicaid and ACA coverage as federal health care policy remains in flux.
The enhanced tax credits help lower monthly premiums for people who buy insurance through the ACA marketplace. Without congressional action, those credits are set to expire, which advocates say could lead to sharp premium increases beginning in January.
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More than 530,000 Michiganders currently rely on the health insurance marketplace for coverage. About 480,000 of them receive tax credits to help pay their premiums, according to the Michigan Health & Hospital Association…