U.S. House passes bipartisan bill to reinstate enhanced ACA tax credits

The U.S. House passed legislation this week to revive and extend expired ACA marketplace tax credits in a bipartisan vote (Source: “House passes 3-year extension of ObamaCare subsidies,” The Hill, Jan. 8).
 
Seventeen centrist Republicans crossed the aisle to join every voting Democrat in support of the measure, with a final vote of 230 to 196.
 
The measure, which would provide a three-year extension to the enhanced marketplace subsidies that originally passed in response to COVID-19, now heads to the Senate, which defeated the same proposal last month in a largely partisan vote.
 
Negotiators from both parties in the Senate, who revived compromise talks in response to centrist Republicans forcing the vote in the House, have said they are close to a deal to bring back the tax credits, which expired at the end of 2025, and extend the open enrollment period.
 
In November, HPIO released a policy explainer on federal changes to the federal health insurance marketplace.