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He says the enhanced subsidies paper over rising health costs and enable fraud.
Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia responded that the health care system is like a patient in the ICU.
The deadline for enrollees to pick a plan that begins next year is December 15th.
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
There's a common misconception that insurance company profits are the main driver of rising prices, says Cynthia Cox of the nonpartisan health research organization KFF.
Instead, she says it's what doctors and hospitals charge that drives higher costs compared to other countries.
She says it's not that Americans use more health care.
Americans just pay more for the care that they do use.
Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
The enhanced premium subsidies that have kept costs down for enrollees expire at the end of the year.
Without them, costs are going up.
For Amy Jackson of Butler, Missouri, her premium is going from under $300 a month to $1,250.
She's not sure congressional lawmakers understand.
You know, for them, $1,000 is probably nothing.
It's probably what they blow on dinner.
But for me, that's half of my wage.
She has breast cancer and is trying to get as much treatment as possible into this calendar year.
She's been calling her representatives and telling them that people like her need help now.