Insurance Tax Credits On the Line in Shutdown Talks: BGOV Tax

GOP Tax Writers Weigh ACA Subsidy Changes

How or whether Congress will extend a Biden-era boost to tax credits offsetting health insurance costs is central to Congress’s nail-biter negotiations over a government funding bill.

Democrats have made health-care policy improvements a cornerstone of their preconditions for voting for any legislation that would fund the government past the end of the fiscal year that closes Sept. 30.

Extension of enhanced premium tax credits is one high-profile and potential sweetener that could be added to a spending bill to get enough Democrats on board in the Senate to prevent a government shutdown. ...