Rep. Mike Lawler told Newsmax on Thursday he backed an effort with Democrats to force a House vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits set to expire at the end of the month, arguing that allowing the subsidies to lapse without reforms would drive up costs for millions of Americans.
Speaking live on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” from Capitol Hill, the New York Republican said the ACA has “failed to address the issue of healthcare affordability,” noting that premiums have risen “96% nationwide” since the law took effect.
He said the COVID-era enhanced subsidies currently have the federal government covering about “88% of the premiums,” and that expiration would drop that to roughly “78%” for many enrollees, still leaving what he called an unaffordable system as premiums continue to rise.
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