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After the enhanced premium tax credit program for the Affordable Care Act expired at the end of 2025, local enrollees and health insurance experts are braving the storm of high premiums.
Thursday's vote comes after the plussed-up Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies expired at the end of 2025, escalating out-of-pocket costs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITN) - The House passed legislation extending expired health care subsidies for Affordable Care Act coverage Thursday, prompting sharply divided reactions from North Carolina congressmen as the bill moved forward despite opposition from GOP leaders.
Insurance premiums are set to rise exponentially for Americans who have bought their health care policies through an Affordable Care Act exchange because Congress failed to extend subsidies for them.
House Republicans on Thursday said they are summoning top health insurance executives to testify later this month as part of a series of hearings about health care affordability. The move from
Affordable Care Act subsidies that helped middle-income families afford health insurance during the pandemic expired at the end of 2025, leaving some in Bexar County with looming premium increases of more than 300%.