Silver State Times

Nevada state leaders are calling for an extension of a plan that would help mitigate the price of health insurance.

According to NV.gov, the state is among 14 other states that are asking Congress to extend the American Rescue Plan (ARP).

“If these ARP subsidies are not extended, tens of thousands of Nevadans who have health insurance plans through Nevada Health Link will be hit with a surge in monthly premiums,” Gov. Steve Sisolak (D-NV) said, according to NV.gov.

Roughly half of the state’s residents are eligible to buy a health care plan for $100 or less, and 90% of the population can seek aid in decreasing their monthly premiums when it comes to health care insurance.

The plan is slated to end on Nov. 1, and the state is reporting that citizens enrolled in Nevada Health Link policies will see their costs go up significantly if the plan isn’t extended.

“It is critical to Nevadans that the ARP benefits are extended through the next plan year," Ryan High, executive director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, told NV.gov. "During the last open enrollment, Nevada Health Link saw the largest enrollment cohort in history since becoming a state-based exchange, thanks in large part to increased subsidies to make plans more affordable. With the cost of gas, groceries and other bills going up, now is not the time for Congress to make health insurance more expensive for Nevada families.”