HR 247 · in committee · major
Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill makes permanent expanded health insurance subsidies that were temporarily enacted in 2021 and 2022.
- It affects people buying health insurance through exchanges by increasing their tax credits and removing income caps.
- The changes take effect after 2025 and cost federal revenue through reduced tax collection on premium credits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would making these subsidies permanent affect the federal budget compared to the temporary subsidies that currently expire?
- 02
Which income groups would benefit most from removing the income caps on tax credits, and who might see changes in their coverage costs?
- 03
What evidence exists that expanded subsidies reduce uninsured rates or improve health outcomes compared to the current system?
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Sponsor · D-IL-14
Lauren Underwood
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
165/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-09
Joining the bill

Raúl M. Grijalva
D-AZ-7 · original

Val T. Hoyle
D-OR-4 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1 · original

Steny H. Hoyer
D-MD-5 · original

Steven Horsford
D-NV-4 · original

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Diana DeGette
D-CO-1 · original

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original

Kathy Castor
D-FL-14 · original

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original
+ 153 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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