Shaheen, Colleagues Hold Spotlight Forum Warning of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences of ACA Tax Credit Expiration

**Senator Shaheen leads the bicameral legislation to permanently extend the soon-expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits that have made health care more affordable for tens of millions of Americans**
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),author ofbicameral legislationto permanently extend theAffordable Care Act(ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, hosted a spotlight forum on the need for Congress to extend the soon-expiring tax credits that have made health care more affordable for tens of millions of Americans. The spotlight forum, entitled “The Clock is Ticking: Why Congress Must Extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits” featured several Democratic Senators and four witnesses. In recent months, Shaheen has?led the push?for Democrats to prioritize the tax credits and has consistently called on Republicans to come to the table to find a path forward.ClickHEREto watch the full forum.
In addition to Shaheen, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Peter Welch (D-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) spoke at the forum.
Witnesses included: Sabrina Corlette, founder and co-director of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR), Jeff Baker, a small business owner from Manchester, NH, Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons, a patient advocate from Kennebunkport, ME and Dr. Maulik Joshi, the President and CEO of Meritus Health.
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Shaheen?is leading efforts?in Congress to make health care more affordable through the preservation and extension of enhanced premium tax credits. Shaheen’s first bill introduction this Congress was her landmark?Health Care Affordability Act—bicameral legislation with Senator Baldwin and U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to permanently extend the tax credits for Marketplace coverage that have lowered health care costs for millions of Americans.
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