Obamacare Subsidy Extension Would Cost $350 Billion, CBO Finds

Permanent extension of federal health care subsidies estimated to cost $350 billion

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced Thursday that if lawmakers permanently extend the enhanced tax credits for certain people who buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, it would cost the government $350 billion over 10 years and increase the number of those w…

Permanent extension of federal health care subsidies estimated to cost $350 billion • Daily Montanan

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced Thursday that if lawmakers permanently extend the enhanced tax credits for certain people who buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, it would cost the government $350 billion over 10 years and increase the number of those w…

Obamacare Subsidy Extension Would Cost $350 Billion, CBO Finds

Congressional Democrats’ push to make subsidies for Obamacare health plans permanent would cost about $350 billion over a decade, budget analysts said Thursday, raising the stakes in a standoff that threatens to shut down the government in less than two weeks.