Some North Mississippians are finding they cannot afford health insurance purchased through the affordable care act.
A local insurance agent speaks her mind on the situation.
Some north mississippians are finding they cannot afford health insurance purchased through the affordable care act.
A local insurance agent says her clients have lost tax credits to cover the premiums and getting help and answers has been a struggle.
"it's time to stop penalizing people who are working for their health insurance premium."
As owner of "g force insurance team" jimmie mckee helps people get health insurance.
Many of her clients get their health insurance through the affordable care act, also known as the marketplace.
Tax credits are available based on a person's income and household size, to help pay the premiums. but mckee says many of her clients have recently lost their tax credits, and cannot afford the insurance premiums. "i have three people that need health insurance, one is diabetic, another is taking chemo, a cancer patient."
Mckee says the clients have submitted required paperwork to "health sherpa" a company that connects people to health coverage through the aca.
But many times, the paperwork never makes it through.
Toni johnson, the office manager at g force insurance team, knows firsthand the frustration of trying to submit documents to enroll in aca.
"they wanted me to upload my daughter's birth certificate to i could prove she was a natural citizen, i ended up having to upload her birth certificate five times, don't know why, but the paperwork was not getting to where it needed to be."
And johnson and mckee say getting answers from health sherpa, or the aca's website, healthcare dot gov, has been increasingly frustrating during the coronavirus pandemic.
"i can't believe the the government has thought about everything else, they didn't think to stop cutting off people's subsidies to pay for their premium" standup close we reached out to the mississippi insurance department to see if they could offer any guidance, or help for those who have lost their ability to pay their premiums. a spokesperson is reviewing our questions and promises to get back with us.
In tupelo, allie martin, wcbi news g force insurance team will soon start regular facebook live chats to talk with those who have lost their tax credits for health insurance.
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