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Democrats warn Utahns could pay thousands more for health coverage if ACA subsidies end
More than 1 in 10 Utahns relies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace for health coverage. For many of them, the cost will go up next year if Congress doesn’t extend particular tax credits. On Wednesday, a Democrat in the Utah Legislature and two in Congress urged Republicans in Washington, D.C. to agree to keep the subsidies going so Utahns don’t get priced out. The enhanced tax credits are at the center of the federal government shutdown, the longest in the nation’s history. Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said in a virtual news conference that more than 421,000 ...
