Congress Risks Crushing Millions with Health Insurance Subsidy Deadlock

As the year draws to a close, millions of Americans stand on the precipice of a health care crisis born not from medical emergencies, but from political paralysis in Washington. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which have provided crucial relief to low- and middle-income families by lowering their insurance costs since the COVID-19 pandemic began, face expiration — and with it, devastating premium hikes. Will Congress Let Working Families Bear the Cost of Political Infighting? The bipartisan acknowledgment that these subsidies are vital clashes with entrenched political posturing. Democrats have made clear that they will not back down:...