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A growing number of older adults who are not old enough to qualify for Medicare lack health insurance. According to AARP research, 5.4 million adults between 50 and 64 do not have access to


coverage through their job or a public program. Medicare eligibility typically begins at age 65. "The reason that this additional three months is so important is because just a few


weeks ago the American Rescue Plan included a two-year expansion of financial assistance for ACA coverage,” said Brendan Rose, AARP's senior legislative representative for health and


family issues. “And what this means is that financial help is available to virtually every adult in America who does not have coverage regardless of their income. So, in addition to


accessibility, we now have affordability. And those have been two of AARP's long-term advocacy goals for our 50-to-64-year-old members." MORE FINANCIAL HELP AVAILABLE Before the


passage of the American Rescue Plan, people were eligible for tax credits to defray the cost of their insurance only if their income did not exceed 400 percent of the poverty level ($51,520


for an individual). Under the new law, for the next two years no one who receives health coverage through an ACA marketplace would have to pay more than 8.5 percent of their income on health


insurance premiums. These changes apply both to people who need to buy insurance through a marketplace for the first time and to those who already have ACA coverage. The new subsidy rules


are expected to decrease monthly premiums for many insured through the marketplaces by an average of $50, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “On average,


one out of four enrollees on healthcare.gov will be able to upgrade to a higher plan category that offers better out-of-pocket costs at the same or lower premium compared to what


they're paying today,” according to an HHS news release. The premium savings take effect April 1 but will be retroactive to Jan. 1 and can be applied to people's 2021 tax returns.


In addition, beginning in early July, consumers who have received or were eligible for unemployment insurance benefits for any week during 2021 may be eligible for more premium savings,


either when enrolling in a marketplace plan for the first time or if they update their existing coverage. _Dena Bunis covers Medicare, health care, health policy and Congress. She also


writes the “Medicare Made Easy” column for the AARP Bulletin. An award-winning journalist, Bunis spent decades working for metropolitan daily newspapers, including as Washington bureau chief


for the _Orange County Register_ and as a health policy and workplace writer for _Newsday.


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