<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3QBF2t_17X2xdry00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3QBF2t_17X2xdry00" width="850" height="506" >December 22, 2025 5:18 PMPublished December 22, 2025 5:23 PM YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Health insurance costs could rise sharply across Arizona if federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits are not extended, according to health policy experts.More than 420,000 Arizonans, including just over 9,000 residents of Yuma County, receive their health insurance through the ACA exchanges.Michael Negron, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, says more than 90% of those households rely on premium tax credits.Negron warns that if the tax credits expire, insurance premiums could increase, forcing many people to drop coverage.Hospitals are required by federal law to provide emergency treatment, even if a patient does not have health insurance. Negron says that could increase what's known as uncompensated care."So a county like Yuma, where the hospitals that operate typically have tighter margins because the populations are smaller, will have those margins squeezed even more," Negron said.Negron adds that if ACA tax credits expire along with past Medicaid cuts, hospitals could face significant financial strain."The combination of these two together is estimated to result in a loss of insurance for about 360,000 Arizona residents and about $800 million in additional uncompensated care by 2034," he said.Negron says without relief, hospitals and providers could be at risk."We could see now hospitals and providers are at risk of closing absent some relief from the federal government," Negron said.Congress is expected to vote early next year on whether to extend the ACA premium tax credits.Article Topic Follows: Local HealthBE PART OF THE CONVERSATIONKYMA KECY is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.</div></body>

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YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Health insurance costs could rise sharply across Arizona if federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits are not extended, according to health policy experts. More than 420,000 Arizonans, including just over 9,000 residents of Yuma County, receive their health insurance through the ACA exchanges. Michael...

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