Reps. Bacon, Hurd, Suozzi, and Gottheimer propose a two-year extension of enhanced ACA tax credits with an income cap and fraud safeguards, offering a possible breakthrough in the 33-day funding impasse.
WASHINGTON | In the first significant health-care policy move since the federal government shutdown entered its 33rd day, a bipartisan group of U.S. House members released a set of guiding principles Monday aimed at extending the enhanced subsidy regime under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The framework, authored by Republican Reps. Don Bacon (Nebraska) and Jeff Hurd (Colorado) alongside Democratic Reps. Tom Suozzi (New York) and Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey), proposes a two-year extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) under the ACA, paired with a phased income cap on eligibility ranging between $200,000 and $400,000 for individuals.

