Strengthen the Affordable Care Act by making premium tax credits permanent.

Chris Pappas · New Hampshire · Democratic

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Occurrences

He’s pushing to strengthen the Affordable Care Act by making tax credits permanent, and he’s standing up to Republican efforts to cut funding for Medicare and Medicaid.

Commits to make ACA tax credits permanent and oppose cuts to Medicare and Medicaid funding.

Chris Pappas for Senate’s Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint Spotlights Efforts to Make Health Care Affordable | Chris Pappas for Senate
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Evidence

The CRS report states that the enhanced premium tax credit provision under current law had a sunset date of January 1, 2026, and that without additional congressional action the enhanced subsidies would expire and the applicable percentages would revert to higher levels.

Official CRS analysis shows the enhanced ACA premium tax credits were scheduled to expire at the start of 2026 absent new legislation, which means the commitment to make them permanent was not delivered by this source date.

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Enhanced Premium Tax Credit and 2026 Exchange Premiums: Frequently Asked Questions
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Assessments

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The promised outcome was to make the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits permanent. That has not been enacted: CRS reported the enhanced credits still sunset on January 1, 2026 absent new congressional action, and the FY2025 reconciliation law did not change that expiration. Pappas did materially pursue the goal, including cosponsoring the 2025 Health Care Affordability Act, which would make the temporary ARPA/IRA premium tax credit enhancements permanent, and supporting related extension efforts. Because the permanent policy did not pass, this is a failed delivery with a serious legislative effort rather than a fulfilled promise.

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