US to issue $500 Obamacare refunds to nearly a million Americans


Signs for former Obamacare health insurance plans lay next to a fence in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

WASHINGTON, Sept ⁠10 (Reuters) - The federal government will ⁠issue $500refunds to nearly a million ‌Americans for Obamacare overcharges, the White House said on Thursday.

Checks will be ​sent to eligible Americans ⁠starting October, it ⁠said.

The Trump administration is refunding excess ⁠fees ‌to those who were overcharged for their ⁠coverage. The refunds are available to ​those ‌who do not receive premium ⁠assistance in ​the 30 states that use the federal exchange to run ⁠their Obamacare markets.

These states ​are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, ⁠Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South ​Carolina, South Dakota, ⁠Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, ​Wisconsin and Wyoming.

(Reporting ‌by Susan Heavey and ​Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Diti Pujara)

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