Colorado GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd signs onto bill to extend soon-to-expire health care subsidies

Bipartisan bill to extend ACA tax credits offers hope for a deal

Bill would extend subsidies that help make Affordable Care Act health insurance plans cheaper. Eleven Republicans, four Democrats sign on as co-sponsors.

Colorado GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd signs onto bill to extend soon-to-expire health care subsidies

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction Republican representing much of western Colorado in Congress, is co-sponsoring a bill aimed at avoiding a surge in health insurance costs next year.  Hurd’s sweeping district includes high-cost-of-living resort areas like Aspen, Glenwood Springs, and Telluride, as well as rural cities like Grand Junction and Pueblo. He’s among 10 House Republicans sponsoring legislation, dubbed the Bipartisan Premium Tax Cre…

Golden among bipartisan lawmakers pushing bill to extend health subsidies

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden talks to voters at an October 2024 campaign event in Eastport, Maine. (Photo courtesy of Golden campaign)A group of bipartisan representatives, including U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, introduced a bill late Thursday to extend health insurance subsidies through 2026.  The legislation had been in the works prior but was announced the same day that Gov. Janet Mills asked Maine’s congressional delegation to extend the tax c…