Congressional Deliberations on Expiring ACA Subsidies
Millions of individuals enrolled in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace currently utilize financial credits that are set to expire at the end of the current year. Congressional action to extend these subsidies has not yet occurred.
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on a legislative proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson. This plan does not include provisions for the extension of the aforementioned ACA credits.
Representative Kevin Kiley (R-California) has publicly supported a temporary extension of these credits. During an interview with Morning Edition, Kiley described Speaker Johnson's proposed plan as "hastily thrown together" and stated that it does not address "the crisis in front of us."
Kiley asserted that the more than 20 million people who currently rely on the ACA credits should not incur costs resulting from a lack of congressional decision on the matter.
In an interview with NPR's A MartÃnez, Representative Kiley also addressed other initiatives within the House aimed at mitigating a potential rise in healthcare expenses and discussed the possibility of achieving bipartisan consensus on this issue.