The Affordable Care Act (commonly called Obamacare) includes premium assistance subsidies that can expire and require congressional action to extend.
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policy
Describes the nature of ACA premium subsidies and their dependence on legislative action for continuation.
Congress can extend expiring tax credits or subsidies, such as the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) premium tax credits, by attaching a time-limited extension to government funding legislation like a continuing resolution (CR).
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procedural
Mechanism for maintaining or temporarily continuing existing benefit or subsidy programs during appropriations processes.
The Biden administration modified and temporarily enhanced Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) premium subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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policy
Describes a pandemic-era change to health insurance premium assistance implemented by the executive branch.