Lobby Intensifies To Extend Obamacare Subsidies And Stop Sticker Shock

The next month will be critical to health insurers and their customers with individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act as the Republican-led Congress decides whether to extend tax credits or trigger a big price hike in premiums for millions of Americans. In this photo is the U.S. Capitol is shown June 5, 2003 in Washington, DC. Both houses of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives meet in the Capitol. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images) Getty Images

The next month will be critical to health insurers and their customers with individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act as the Republican-led Congress decides whether to extend tax credits or trigger a big price hike in premiums for millions of Americans.

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