Gov. Tony Evers and a coalition of 17 other governors sent a joint letter to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits provided by the Affordable Care Act.
The credits are set to expire by the end of the year if Congress does not act.
According to the Center for American Progress, relative to original premium tax credits, the ACA’s enhanced tax credits lowered marketplace premiums by an average of 44% for millions of low- and middle-income Americans in 2024.
“We urge you to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits,” the governors wrote in the letter. “For millions of hard-working Americans, these subsidies are the only reason health insurance is still within reach in a country where the cost of living keeps going up.
“If they expire, premiums will rise by thousands of dollars for many families, millions will lose coverage, and people will be forced to make impossible choices between paying for health care, rent, or groceries.”
A copy of the governors’ letter to U.S. congressional leadership is available here.
