The looming expiration of COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act in 2026 is set to cause nearly 1 million North Carolinians to pay more for health care.
Nearly 1 million North Carolinians will pay more for health care under the Affordable Care Act starting in 2026.
This comes as COVID-era, enhanced premium tax credits for the ACA are set to expire this year.
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Democrats want those federal subsidies extended, while Republicans have fought to end them. It is the political debate at the crux of the government shutdown and now politicians on both sides of the aisle in North Carolina are pointing fingers.
On Thursday, North Carolina Sen. Gale Adcock, D-Wake, held a news conference to address what she calls a “health care crisis” brought on by Republicans.
