GOP Support Slowly Grows For Obamacare Subsidy Extension
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More Republicans are voicing support for an extension of tax credits for those who buy individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, according to media reports over the 2025 Thanksgiving weekend. In this photo is the U.S. Capitol is shown June 5, 2003 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images) Getty Images More Republicans are voicing support for an extension of tax credits for those who buy individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. A sampling of public statements and media reports from over the Thanksgiving holiday shows Republican support slowly growing to extend the subsidies. That will be needed since Republicans have a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The tax credits, or subsidies, make health insurance premiums more affordable for individuals. They were enhanced by the Biden administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress in 2021, allowing more Americans to buy coverage. The enhanced subsidies, which expire at the end of this year, helped enrollment in the ACA’s individual coverage, also known as Obamacare, eclipse a record 24 million Americans, boosting its popularity to all-time highs. There remains talk in Washington about a potential two-year extension of Obamacare tax credits. California Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley, for example, has been doing interviews touting the two-year extension as a compromise between Democrats who want the tax credits extended permanently and Republicans who want them to go away entirely. “I don’t think it’s a good thing for 22 million Americans to suddenly have to pay double or more for their health insurance,” Kiley said in an interview on MSNow over the weekend about his bipartisan legislative proposal with Rep. Sam Liccardo, a California Democrat. If Congress doesn’t extend the tax credits, Americans who buy coverage via the government’s healthcare.gov exchange or other…
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