ACA, House and health insurance subsidies
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ACA premiums may drop again as House passes 3-year subsidy extension. Senate talks continue after rare bipartisan House vote.
The House was poised Thursday to renew enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans that expired last year. But the push to renew the subsidies faces an uncertain path in the Senate.
The start of 2026, also marks the end of enhanced ACA subsidies that temporarily expanded eligibility and subsidy amounts.The subsididies were first extended in
Enhanced Obamacare subsidies used by more than 20 million Americans expired Thursday, driving up monthly insurance premiums for millions of households.
With hours left in 2025, Congress allowed enhanced federal subsidies for health insurance to expire, thrusting millions into a coverage crisis that experts describe as a double blow of vanishing aid and surging premiums.