PORTLAND (WGME) -- If tax credits aren't extended, MaineHealth says the health insurance premiums of about 52,000 Mainers will be affected.
CBS13 spoke with the Chief Government Affairs Officer at MaineHealth.
She says people who go to rural hospitals will be affected the most.
“Our rural hospitals are struggling in Maine as it is today, if they see increased number of patients who are unable to afford care, it’s going to be a very challenging financial burden on them,” MaineHealth Chief Government Affairs Officer Katie Fullam Harris said.
She says MaineHealth already anticipates losing about $48 million a year as a result of the President's so-called "big, beautiful bill."
She says having to add additional cost for free care on top of that, because of the loss of tax credits, will be even more challenging.
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