LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits extended in 2021 are set to expire at the end of the year in just a few weeks, potentially causing monthly payments for more than 130,000 Nebraskans who use the plans to more than double.

“No matter what plan you pick, you’re still looking at increased costs if you’re trying to stick to a monthly premium,” Angie Lauritsen, state director for Nebraska For Us, said. “For many of us, these premiums are not affordable.”

She adds that she has already spoken with many facing price hikes who now feel their best option may soon be to go without health insurance entirely.

“This might be one of those things that is, ‘We’re just going to stick this money into savings accounts and really just hope nothing catastrophic happens,’” she sai

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