New KFF polling finds more than three-quarters of the public say they want Congress to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of this year. If the credits do expire and the average premium more than doubles, 7 in 10 of those who purchase their own insurance say they wouldn’t be able to afford premiums.
If Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, KFF estimates that ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next year, growing by 114%.
“As Democrats push for an extension of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, new data from KFF show the extent to which states won by Trump in 2024 have come to rely on the ACA Marketplaces and the tax credits, which make health care coverage more affordable for low- and middle-income Marketplace enrollees.” Read more.
Emma Wager
Senior Policy Analyst, Program on the ACA
“Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally-funded health coverage. The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill didn’t change that. Overturning the health care provisions in the law won’t either.” Read more.
Drishti Pillai
Associate Director, Racial Equity and Health Policy Director, Immigrant Health Policy
As long predicted, much of the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, after Congress failed to agree on spending bills that keep most programs running. Republicans need at least a handful of Democratic votes to pass spending bills in the Senate. In exchange, Democrats demanded Republicans renew expanded premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, effectively forcing their own shutdown over ACA policies.
Last week, 39% correctly answered that 93% of individual market health insurance enrollees that get their coverage through the ACA Marketplaces receive a tax credit to lower the monthly cost of their premiums.
Since the introduction of the enhanced premium tax credits, enrollment in the Marketplace has increased by what percentage?
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