US healthcare crisis: Millions hit by expired ACA subsidies

Описание: Millions of Americans start the new year facing soaring healthcare costs.
Congress failed to extend subsidies that kept insurance premiums lower.
Over 20 million people may struggle to afford necessary medical care.
Since 2013, ACA premiums and deductibles have nearly doubled, while insurers’ profits surged.
Past government support eased costs, but subsidies expired on 1 January.
Republican leadership offers no alternative, while Trump promises reforms repeatedly.
Polling shows growing support for a not-for-profit, government-run healthcare system.

Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports from Washington, DC.

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