House and Senate Democrats are pushing leadership to quickly pass legislation to permanently expand subsidies on the health care exchanges — ideally by the end of the year.
Forty-one Senate Democrats, led by New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and 154 House Democrats, led by Lauren Underwood of Illinois, sent a letter to leadership Wednesday morning urging their respective chambers to move “as soon as possible.”
Enhancements to the premium subsidies enacted under the 2010 health care law expire at the end of 2025. Congress last renewed the expanded subsidies as part of President Joe Biden’s 2022 reconciliation package. Those subsidies aim to help low-income individuals who don’t qualify for Medicaid in states that did not expand Medicaid to qualify for less expensive health insurance.
