Healthcare Subsidies at Risk: What a Government Shutdown Means for Your Premiums

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Cutting-Edge Benefits Podcast

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Are you a business owner or HR leader tired of skyrocketing health insurance premiums and confusing benefits packages? Welcome to the Cutting-Edge Benefits Podcast, where we break down the smartest, most cost-effective ways to offer high-quality employee healthcare — without breaking the bank. Each episode, our experts at ClaimLinx reveal insider strategies to help you: ✅ Cut hidden costs in your current health plan ✅ Understand the difference between self-funded and fully insured models ✅ Build competitive benefits packages that attract and retain top talent ✅ Stay ahead of healthcare trends

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Healthcare Subsidies at Risk: What a Government Shutdown Means for Your Premiums

Cutting-Edge Benefits Podcast

6 minutes 27 seconds

1 month ago

Healthcare Subsidies at Risk: What a Government Shutdown Means for Your Premiums

In this urgent episode, ClaimLinx CEO Tom Quigley breaks down the looming government shutdown and its devastating consequences for health insurance subsidies. Tom simplifies what most of Washington and the media overcomplicate—how ACA subsidies work, why they matter to millions of Americans and small businesses, and what happens if they expire on January 1st, 2026.

From family premiums skyrocketing back up to $2,000/month to the return of junk “Christian Mingo” MEC plans, Tom explains why both employers and employees should be deeply concerned—and why this issue has nothing to do with party politics and everything to do with common sense.

📘 What Are Health Insurance Subsidies?
- ACA subsidies = upfront tax credits to lower your premium
- How they’re calculated and how income affects eligibility
🔥 The Subsidy Cliff Is Coming in 2026
- Enhanced COVID-era subsidies are set to expire
- Millions could lose hundreds or thousands in monthly support
- Example: A family currently paying $200/month could jump to $2,000/month
🏛️ Congressional Chaos & the Shutdown Standoff
- Why the Senate wants to tie subsidy expansion to the budget
- House Republicans refusing to play ball
- The dangerous political gamble no one’s talking about
💥 How Small Businesses Get Burned
- Misunderstanding subsidies = overpaying for employee insurance
- Why making your plan unaffordable on purpose can save both sides
- How Quigley’s math proves the IRS wins when businesses let employees access the marketplace
💬 Tom’s Take: “I lean conservative, but the Democrats are right about this.”
- Health insurance shouldn’t be political—it should be practical
- Employers, employees, and taxpayers all lose if subsidies expire

Are you relying on ACA subsidies to afford your healthcare?
Is your business paying more than it should for employee benefits?
Don’t wait until January 1st to find out you’re on the wrong plan.

📞 Schedule a free consultation with Tom and the ClaimLinx team today.

🔗 Visit: www.claimlinx.com

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