Regarding, "Many will lose if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire" (Oct. 21 print edition): I am writing as a retired pediatrician, and person of faith, to sound an alarm for my fellow Missourians regarding the health care crisis now confronting us. We must urge our U.S. senators and representatives to act urgently and in bipartisan fashion to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits. kAm(:E9@FE E9@D6 E2I 4C65:ED 2D A2CE @7 E96 4@?E:?F:?8 C6D@=FE:@?[ 4FCC6?E=J DE2==65 :? r@?8C6DD[ 2E =62DE bbg[___ 92C5H@C<:?8 |:DD@FC:2?D[ 2?5 ac >:==:@? p>6C:42?D ?2E:@?2==J[ H:== D66 E96:C AC6>:F>D D<JC@4<6E — 2 DE2CE=:?8 b `^a E:>6D :? #6A] sC] q@3 ~?56CVD W2?5 >J @H?X s:DEC:4E b] %96D6 7:8FC6D 4@>6 7C@> E96 ?@?AC@7:E 962=E9 C6D62C49 @C82?:K2E:@? zuu[ 7@C>6C=J z2:D6C u2>:=J u@F?52E:@?]k^Am kAm%C28:42==J

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