OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There is less than a week before many people here in Nebraska and Omaha have to choose their health insurance plan for next year if they use the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

The problem is, with Congress deadlocked on a plan to extend subsidies, some people are facing what they call ‘drastic’ increases in their monthly payments.

“I just turned 60, and my husband is 55,” said Audrey Horn, who was born and raised in Omaha. She’s retired, and her husband’s company doesn’t offer health insurance.

They found a plan through the Affordable Care Act was best for them.

“It was a good plan and it was affordable for us to sign up for that, and that was one of the reasons I was able to retire, is because I knew we would have insurance,” she said.

And with her husband’s pr

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