The upcoming election will likely affect the affordability of health insurance for millions. That is because pandemic-era subsidies that lowered the cost of Affordable Care Act marketplace premiums are set to expire next year unless Congress and the next president’s administration take action to preserve them.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to make the enhanced subsidies on premiums permanent, while her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, has made no such commitment and during his presidency repeatedly worked to weaken the ACA.
