NEW YORK (AP) — When the U.S. Senate votes on rival, partisan health bills on Thursday, they’ll have two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will otherwise result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year.

But with neither piece of legislation expected to pass, the problem is yet unresolved with just three weeks until the subsidies run dry and some Affordable Care Act enrollees see their premium costs more than double.

Meanwhile, the political stakes of rising premiums are coming into view as affordability concerns have emerged as a key issue for American voters going into the midterms next year.

Here’s a look at the subsidies in limbo, the proposals to address the problem and how American voters are feeling about the issue.

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