Democrats Temporarily Expanded Obamacare Subsidies; Expiration Looms
The article discusses recent political actions related to subsidized marketplace health insurance plans under Obamacare. In 2021 and 2022, Democrats used the pandemic emergency to temporarily expand eligibility for insurance subsidies through party-line votes. These expanded subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, and preserving them would cost an estimated $350 billion over the next decade.