WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is moving to end duplicate coverage for tens of thousands of people who are enrolled in Medicaid and simultaneously receiving federal subsidies to help pay for private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
In the last few days, consumers around the country have received letters warning, in big black type: “People in your household may lose financial help for their marketplace coverage.”
The unsigned letters from the federal insurance exchange tell consumers that they “should immediately end marketplace coverage with premium tax credits for each person” in the household who is also enrolled in Medicaid or in the Children's Health Insurance Program.
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