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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 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 eight 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.
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
Republicans and Democrats appear divided over whether to continue the enhanced premium tax credits beyond December.
Those have kept Affordable Care Act plan premiums down for several years.
In a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, Republican Chair Mike Crapo of Idaho explained why he opposes extending the enhanced subsidies.
He says the enhanced subsidies paper over rising health costs and enable fraud.
Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia responded that the health care system is like a patient in the ICU.
The deadline for enrollees to pick a plan that begins next year is December 15th.
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
Republicans and Democrats appear divided over whether to continue the enhanced premium tax credits beyond December.
Those have kept Affordable Care Act plan premiums down for several years.
In a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, Republican Chair Mike Crapo of Idaho explained why he opposes extending the enhanced subsidies.