DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- As often as is the case, Americans find themselves in the middle of a political disagreement between the two major political parties. It comes down to cost vs. cost: taxpayer cost vs. individual’s costs.

Republicans have yet to take action to prevent enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act -- A.K.A. “Obamacare” -- from expiring at the end of the year.

Enhanced Premimum Tax Cuts Expansion

Congress previously expanded the credits following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and later extended them in the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

KFF, a non-partisan health policy research, polling and news organization, said the expanded credits helped raise the total number of Americans covered under the ACA from 11 to 24 million.

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