General Discussion

Short answer, the original subsidies are available. The pandemic expansions are not.

It really varies state to state. Alabama, which did NOT expand Medicaid, has silver plans on the Marketplace. At FPL (federal poverty level), a BCBS silver plan costed $55/month under current subsidies. Without pandemic expansions to the subsidies, the plan is ~$80/month.

I'm for universal healthcare. The system as it currently exists treats the states monolithically. Assuming home ownership, FPL in AL is a livable existence. In other states, having the expanded subsidies expire can cause hardship for those who are middle-class on paper but do not make enough to afford the COL in their area.