Just over 22,000 Alabamians no longer have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year, according to new data from the federal government.
“We’ve heard many heartbreaking stories of Alabamians who saw their health insurance costs soar to an amount they simply can’t afford after losing their premium tax credits,” said Debbie Smith, campaign director for Cover Alabama, a Medicaid-expansion advocacy group run by Alabama Arise.
“This enrollment drop shows that many people are being forced to make agonizing decisions about their health care.”…