Taxes December 3, 2025
Health insurance coverage for 267,000 veterans and their families will be at risk if tax credits that lower their premium costs under the Affordable Care Act are allowed to expire, Democratic lawmakers warned Tuesday.
Taxes December 2, 2025
President Donald Trump has admitted he would prefer to allow the tax credits to expire rather than fund an extension that would further entrench the program colloquially known as Obamacare.
Taxes November 19, 2025
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care affordability on Nov. 19, members found no middle ground on how to lower costs for those relying on expiring tax credits.
Taxes November 19, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave his sharpest rebuke of congressional Democrats’ efforts to extend expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, saying he would not support legislation to do so.
Taxes November 18, 2025
In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president doubled down on his proposal to redirect payments to consumers rather than health insurers, as Affordable Care Act tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year.
Taxes November 17, 2025
After years of unified opposition to Obamacare, the Republican Party now faces pressure from one of its most loyal constituencies, small business owners, who will bear the brunt of rising premiums if the subsidies disappear.
Taxes November 11, 2025
Expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies face an uphill battle for renewal as Democrats try to find enough Republicans to back an extension.
Taxes November 10, 2025
They did get a pledge for a separate vote on the health-care tax credits in the coming weeks, but the prospects of Democrats landing a win from that endeavor are far from certain.
Taxes November 7, 2025
The Senate minority leader proposed simultaneous votes to fund the government and to extend the subsidies to the Affordable Care Act, which would largely prevent skyrocketing premiums for over 20 million Americans.
Taxes October 24, 2025
Thirteen moderate House Republicans are urging party leadership to find a path toward extending enhanced expiring health care tax credits once the government reopens.
Taxes October 15, 2025
Republicans contend that extending the premium tax credits is a complex task with a lot of moving parts that need to be addressed. But Democrats point out that those bills are already in the mail. Enrollment begins on Nov. 1.
Taxes September 19, 2025
The Senate shot down dueling versions of a short-term funding patch on Sept. 19 before leaving town for a weeklong recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown next month.