Small Business February 17, 2026
For years, the cost of insurance has risen rapidly for small businesses, even as coverage has eroded. Pushed to financial limits, some are no longer paying for it at all, leaving workers to buy plans on their own.
Taxes January 12, 2026
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is one of approximately a dozen senators who're participating in talks to extend Obamacare credits that lapsed on Jan. 1, according to Politico.
Taxes January 9, 2026
The House voted 230-196 Thursday to send a three-year extension of the expired tax credits to the Senate. Seventeen Republicans supported the measure.
Taxes January 7, 2026
Swing-district Republicans defied party leaders to join Democrats in advancing legislation Wednesday to revive expired Obamacare subsidies for three years.
Taxes December 17, 2025
In a major blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, four Republicans—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Robert Bresnahan (Pa.) and Ryan Mackenzie (Pa.)—signed Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) discharge petition to force a House vote on a bill extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Taxes December 17, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson told a closed-doors Republican meeting that he won’t allow a vote on a plan to save the Obamacare subsidies pushed by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and a handful of endangered moderates from swing districts.
Taxes December 11, 2025
The Senate on Thursday rejected plans from Republicans and Democrats to ease soaring health care costs, making it more likely many people face health insurance premiums that could double shortly.
Taxes December 11, 2025
The Treasury Department and the IRS provided guidance in Notice 2026-05 on Dec. 9 on new tax benefits for health savings account participants under this summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Taxes December 11, 2025
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Wednesday filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a two-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, as House GOP leadership eyes a health care vote next week that won’t include such a measure.
Taxes December 9, 2025
Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday called on Congress to approve an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, warning that health care costs for millions of Americans would skyrocket if lawmakers fail to act.
Taxes December 8, 2025
Republican U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Susan Collins of Maine are introducing legislation to extend the tax credits for two years while imposing new restrictions on eligibility.
Taxes December 5, 2025
The federal health insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act allowed the enrollment of fake beneficiaries and the payout of accompanying premium subsidies, a Government Accountability Office report published Wednesday found.