Healthcare DIVE November 19, 2025
More generous subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans have helped millions of Americans afford insurance. Chances are becoming slimmer and slimmer that the assistance will survive the year.
A clean extension of enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans is looking increasingly unlikely after a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday in which Republicans were almost totally united in opposition.
“Both sides agree that the cost of healthcare is too high. But sending billions of dollars to insurance companies while premiums continue to rise and the deficit continues to grow is not the only solution,” Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said.
Democrats have been urging their Republican counterparts to consider a one-year extension to help Americans avoid looming sticker shock....







