Democrats Push Legislation to Make ACA Subsidies Permanent

The proposed bill aims to extend enhanced tax credits that lower health insurance costs, setting up a significant political battle.

Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Tammy Baldwin are introducing a bill to make the Affordable Care Act's enhanced tax credits permanent.
The expanded tax credits, initially created during the COVID-19 pandemic, are set to expire at the end of 2025.
Democrats argue that making the tax credits permanent will prevent millions of Americans from facing higher health care costs and losing insurance coverage.
Republicans criticize the subsidies as costly and inflationary, with some alleging they lead to fraud and misuse of federal funds.
The Congressional Budget Office projects that extending the tax credits would cost the federal government approximately $335 billion over the next decade.