"At the beginning of the year, it seemed like a bipartisan deal to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies was within reach. A three-year extension passed in the House, but talks have sputtered in the Senate. Many Republicans in Congress assert the reason for those stalled talks goes all the way back to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010."
""Congressional Republicans can't seem to quit the Obamacare repeal fight, even though the politics of the Affordable Care Act have changed a lot over the past 15 years," says Jonathan Oberlander, a political scientist focused on health care at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "It is, on balance, now a very popular program. Its main coverage policies, including the enhanced subsidies, have been in place for many years and helped tens of millions of Americans.""
Early in the year a bipartisan extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies appeared possible, and the House passed a three-year extension, but Senate negotiations have stalled. Republicans in Congress tie the stalled talks to the ACA's 2010 passage and criticize the law's effect on costs. Congressional bipartisan efforts sought solutions after the sudden absence of enhanced subsidies caused many premiums to double or triple, with most affected living in states won by Trump. Public opinion has shifted: ACA coverage policies, including enhanced subsidies, have operated for years and helped tens of millions. Letting subsidies expire would raise premiums and create political risk for Republicans ahead of midterm elections.
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