The Latest: White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies - WTOP News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Most Democratic lawmakers had insisted on a straight extension of the tax credits, which expire at the end of the year, as a condition of keeping the government open.
51% : The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable... The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as millions of Americans face spiking health care costs when the current tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year.
51% : Eligibility for the Obamacare subsidies, which were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to help people afford health care coverage, would be capped at 700% of the federal poverty level, according to two people with knowledge of the proposal.
37% : The draft plan suggests that President Donald Trump is open to extending a provision of Obamacare as his administration and congressional Republicans search for a broader policy solution to a fight that has long flummoxed the party.

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