ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in key U.S. House battlegrounds are working to contain the political fallout that may arise when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance brought about by the Affordable Care Act. For a critical portion of the Republican majority, the impending expiration of so-called enhanced tax credits after … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny went into debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 a month. Next year, those monthly fees will increase by $200 — an increase significant enough that the program manager in Aldie, Va., is resigned to … Read more
Some Senate Republicans are expressing frustration that their conference has been unable to unify behind a health care plan ahead of a vote next week on a Democratic proposal to extend health insurance premium subsidies that expire in January. Republicans are worried that subsidies, and health insurance and costs in general, could become a major … Read more