Experts Weigh in on Fight over Obamacare Premium Tax Credit Extension

Experts weigh in on fight over Obamacare premium tax credit extension

(The Center Square) – With the battle over extending pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies raging in Congress, organizations across the political spectrum are highlighting the political pros and costly cons of making a temporary policy permanent.

'The pandemic's over': GOP, Dem senators spar on camera over costly Obamacare subsidies

Democrat senators block government reopening over Obamacare tax credits expansion, with Republicans citing $30 billion annual cost concerns.

Experts Weigh in on Fight over Obamacare Premium Tax Credit Extension

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the battle over extending pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies raging in Congress, organizations across the political spectrum are highlighting the political pros and costly cons of making a temporary policy permanent. The health care conflict is the cause of the ongoing government shutdown, which has lasted since Oct.1 after Senate Democrats first voted down Republicans’ seven-week funding stopgap. The House-passed…

‘The pandemic’s over’: GOP, Dem senators spar on camera over costly Obamacare subsidies

Several Democrat senators seemed ready to expand COVID-era Obamacare tax credits holding up spending legislation needed to reopen the government — but less willing to grapple with what that would mean for the country’s expenses. ‘I’ll disagree with the framing of deficit increase,’ Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said when asked about the program’s implications for the country’s bottom line. Others, like Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., declined to respon…

‘The pandemic’s over’: GOP, Dem senators spar on camera over costly Obamacare subsidies – Your Capital Minds

Several Democrat senators seemed ready to expand COVID-era Obamacare tax credits holding up spending legislation needed to reopen the government — but less willing to grapple with what that would mean for the country’s expenses. ‘I’ll disagree with the framing of deficit increase,’ Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said when asked about the program’s implications for the country’s bottom line. Others, like Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., declined to respon…

Democrats defend COVID-era Obamacare perks — and sidestep cost questio

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several Democrat senators seemed ready to expand COVID-era Obamacare tax credits holding up spending legislation needed to reopen the government — but less willing to grapple with what that would mean for the country’s expenses. “I’ll disagree with the framing of deficit increase,” Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said when asked about the program’s implications for the country’s bottom line. Others, like Sen…