Obamacare Tax Credits Extension Won’t Get House Vote: BGOV Tax

Obamacare Tax Credits Won’t Get House Vote

House Republicans advanced health policy legislation to the floor Tuesday that they assert will lower insurance premiums — but the legislation lacks an extension of expiring Obamacare tax credits.

The Rules Committee vote is another nail in the coffin of the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits slated to dry up at the end of the month. With just three days left in the session before the House adjourns for the year, it looks increasingly unlikely that moderate Republicans, who support the subsidies, will get a chance to save them from expiration. A ...