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Jennifer McClellan: “For a 60 year old couple earning $82,000 a year, they'll see…”

Featuring: Jennifer McClellan, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 4

McClellan Shares the Human Cost of Expiring Health Care Tax Credits and Rising Premiums

Published November 18, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:37

For a family of four who earns $64,000 a year, their premium will go up 20%. $2,571 more that they have to pay for insurance. For a 60 year old couple earning $82,000 a year, they'll see their premium go up 174. Their premium will go up $11,968. Most of the families I talk to don't know where they're going to find that money. They don't know if they're going to be able to pay that premium. (09:37–09:55)

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Asserts that a 60-year-old couple earning $82,000 will see a premium increase of $11,968.

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