Name: Millones de estadounidenses se enfrentan a un aumento de los costes sanitarios tras la expiración de los subsidios
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Description: Millones de estadounidenses se enfrentan a un aumento de los costes de los seguros médicos al expirar los subsidios de Obamacare, y los pacientes y hospitales se preparan para el impacto.

Millones de estadounidenses se enfrentan a un aumento de los costes de los seguros médicos al expirar los subsidios de Obamacare, y los pacientes y hospitales se preparan para el impacto.

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Millions of Americans are facing a potential health care crisis as federal subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) are scheduled to expire on December 31. Without legislative action, health insurance premiums are set to increase dramatically, with some plans seeing costs double, triple, or even quadruple for the coming year.

The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on whether to extend these subsidies, but political divisions remain, particularly as Republicans control both Congress and the White House. The end of the subsidies is expected to impact not only those on Obamacare but also hospitals and insurers, leading to higher costs across the health care system.

Millones de estadounidenses se enfrentan a un aumento de los costes sanitarios tras la expiración de los subsidios

Para millones de estadounidenses se avecina una tormenta perfecta de crisis sanitarias. Gabriel gana demasiado como para tener derecho al seguro médico para pobres Medicaid del gobierno de EE.UU, pero no lo suficiente para permitirse un seguro privado. Si me ofrecen un seguro, tengo que pagar 400 dólares. No puedo pagar 400 dólares por el seguro. No puedo. Sólo pago mi alquiler, apenas pago mi alquiler, tarde, cuatro días tarde. En el sistema sanitario estadounidense, un mosaico de seguros públicos y privados, es un problema común. Los precios son más altos porque no tenemos una única entidad que negocie por el país con los proveedores, con los fabricantes de medicamentos, con los médicos, y eso marca una gran diferencia. El problema de los costes está a punto de empeorar. Miles de millones de dólares en subsidios federales para la Ley de Asistencia Asequible, u Obamacare, expiran el 31 de diciembre, dejando a millones de estadounidenses enfrentados a enormes aumentos de los costes de los seguros de salud. Y con el reloj corriendo hacia abajo, los demócratas en el Capitolio están exigiendo una extensión de los subsidios. Pero los republicanos, que controlan la Casa Blanca y el Congreso, siguen divididos sobre qué hacer con el Obamacare, que las encuestas muestran que es popular, especialmente en los estados republicanos. Ahora el Senado de EE.UU. está a punto de votar sobre la prórroga de las subvenciones. Sin un cambio en la ley, los costes de Obamacare ya se están disparando para el próximo año. La gente suele esperar un aumento del 10% en las primas, pero lo que estamos viendo es que se está duplicando, triplicando, cuadruplicando. 24 millones de estadounidenses utilizan Obamacare para el seguro. La prima mensual media para el plan más popular ya ha subido un 26% para el próximo año. El enfrentamiento para poner fin a los subsidios llevó a un cierre del gobierno de 43 días, una duración récord. El fin de los subsidios ACA no sólo significa tarifas más altas para aquellos con Obamacare. Hospitales como este terminarán pagando más para cubrir a las personas sin seguro que no pueden permitirse el lujo de pagar de su bolsillo pero que acuden a urgencias. Y las aseguradoras tendrán que cobrar tarifas más altas para cubrir a un menor número de personas en sus planes. Todos estos costes se repercuten. Y eso hace que la crisis para pacientes como Gabriel... Alguien tiene que hacer algo. Alguien tiene que hacer algo al respecto. La crisis de todos. John Hendron, Al Jazeera, Santa Monica, California.

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