Selena Simmons-Duffin

There's a 60-day comment period, and health officials acknowledged they would face legal challenges.

Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.

The so-called enhanced subsidies first passed in 2021 are popular, but they will go away at the end of December without congressional action.

The new survey by KFF, a nonpartisan health research organization, finds that more than 8 in 10 marketplace enrollees say lawmakers should extend the enhanced tax credits.

If they do expire, most enrollees who say they want the credits extended think either President Trump or congressional Republicans deserve most of the blame.

KFF surveyed 1,300 enrollees starting November 1st.

Lawmakers are working on a tight deadline, with a vote in the Senate on this issue planned for next week.

Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.

The enhanced premium subsidies that have kept costs down for enrollees expire at the end of the year.

Without them, costs are going up.

For Amy Jackson of Butler, Missouri, her premium is going from under $300 a month to $1,250.

She's not sure congressional lawmakers understand.

You know, for them, $1,000 is probably nothing.

It's probably what they blow on dinner.

She has breast cancer and is trying to get as much treatment as possible into this calendar year.

She's been calling her representatives and telling them that people like her need help now.

Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.

Title X is a longstanding program.

It was signed into law by President Nixon.

It helps pay for birth control, cancer screenings, and testing for sexually transmitted infections, and nearly 4,000 clinics all over the country.