Washington lawmakers urge Congress to extend tax credit aimed at cutting health insurance costs

Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic leaders urge Congress to extend health care tax credits before they expire, emphasizing their impact on affordability.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic Congressional leaders urged Congress to prevent tax credits, aimed making health care more affordable, from expiring at the end of the year.

At a press conference Friday, Ferguson, Washington Reps. Suzan DelBene and Kim Schrier and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on Congress to extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits.

The program, which was approved as part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, makes private health insurance plans through Washington state’s

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