US EditionCongress Expected to Vote on Health Care Bill
Efforts to extend pandemic-era ACA subsidies have stalled in Congress, risking premium increases for 20 million enrollees, with Florida expected to be the hardest hit state, KFF projects.
- In two weeks, the Affordable Care Act expanded tax credits expire, risking higher insurance costs for roughly 20 million if Congress does not act.
- The subsidies began as pandemic-era measures to expand coverage, but Democrats attaching an extension to a spending bill triggered a shutdown fight that ended without an extension.
- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Rep. Josh Gottheimer filed discharge petitions, but the petitions remain short of the 218 signatures needed and lack Democratic leadership support.
- States like Florida are expected to be hit hardest if the ACA subsidies lapse, and KFF projects premiums would double on average in the coming months, with some rising from $40 to $387.
- With 2026 midterms approaching, Gallup finds 81% of Democrats and 64% of Republicans see the health system in crisis, raising political stakes as House Speaker Mike Johnson excludes subsidy extensions.
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