Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote

With the U.S. Senate anticipating another vote on whether to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, Alabama’s senators will again have a chance to weigh in on Congress’s ongoing healthcare affordability debate.

During an interview ahead of the Senate vote, Center for American Progress, CAP, Health Policy Director Natasha Murphy expressed disappointment in Congress’s failure to address the upcoming expiration of credits last year and hopes that a bipartisan solution, which includes extension, will be developed by the Senate.

“For well over a year, particularly, Republicans were pushing back on the notion, saying, ‘Oh, we have other priorities. This can be dealt with at a later date,’” she said. “There was no action over the summer, and then, you know, no action during the fall. And here we find ourselves at the start of 2026, and technically, the tax credits have already expired.”