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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – Weeks into the government shutdown, Democrat lawmakers in Wisconsin warn people who get insurance through the Affordable Care Act they could see a spike in their premiums next year.

On a Zoom panel, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore and U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan said people in the state would be priced out being able to afford healthcare coverage if the tax credits expired.

Known as the enhanced premium tax credit, the subsidy has been used by millions of low- and middle-class households since it was authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021. Since then, the number of people who have enrolled in ACA marketplace health insurance plans has almost doubled, according to health care publication

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