What ACA subsidy expiration means for Iowa families as shutdown looms

DES MOINES — Iowa Democrats warned Friday that tens of thousands of Iowans could face skyrocketing health insurance premiums or lose coverage altogether if Republicans in Congress fail to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart said GOP leaders are playing politics with a vital program that helps families afford coverage. The enhanced ACA subsidies, first expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress acts.

Families brace for higher costs, a breast cancer survivor worries about coverage, and a mother shares her concerns about the impact on small business families.