Rick Thornton, an Arlington health insurance agent, said that in a shocking twist, many Texans are 100% eligible for significantly discounted health insurance but have yet to sign up as 2022 slowly comes to an end.
Health Insurance in Arlington continues to see a record number of signups for the Affordable Care Act. In fact, that number has already surpassed 1.84 million Texans alone for 2022. But as the Dallas Morning News pointed out recently, the one statistic that has caught everyone’s attention is that the Lone Star State still has over 5 million uninsured residents, far more than any other state. And ironically, over half of those individuals are eligible for affordable options but aren’t taking advantage of it by visiting Insurance4Dallas.com and getting them and their families enrolled.
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The DMN’s claims also suggest that those numbers — which include individuals and families with health insurance in Arlington — will remain steady even after subsidies were expanded this year and will remain in place at least through 2025. The question is what is holding these people back? According to the Article, people are saying that they can’t afford health insurance and are citing high prices even though they are eligible for significant discounts. These discounts can be as low as no monthly premiums to just $10 a month. As the article states, "For those getting a subsidy, the average premium was $60 a month, and nearly four in 10 Texas customers paid $10 or less after-tax credits.” Other reasons mentioned by uninsured Texans include not being employed and that their job doesn’t offer insurance.
Rick Thornton, an Arlington health insurance agent , cited the article even further, adding that “Texas could reduce the number of uninsured significantly by expanding Medicaid to working-poor adults, a key plank of the Affordable Care Act. That would cover an estimated 771,000. But Republican lawmakers have voiced concerns about the long-term costs, and Texas remains among 12 states not adopting Medicaid expansion.”
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