Politico September 16, 2024
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Oft-opposed health care interests, from hospitals to insurers, are preparing a lobbying push to convince lawmakers to extend Obamacare subsidies Congress boosted in the Inflation Reduction Act.
They formed a coalition, Keep Americans Covered, last week to press for the extension. Among the members: the Federation of American Hospitals, the insurer trade group AHIP, the American College of Physicians and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
“Millions of those patients will see their premiums skyrocket if Congress does nothing,” said Charlene MacDonald, executive vice president of public affairs with the hospital federation and member of the coalition’s board, in a statement.
Why it matters: If the subsidies expire, more than 20 million people buying insurance through the...
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