Democrat Eyes January for ACA Fight as Republicans Add Pressure

A senior House Democrat says Republicans will feel pressure to act on health insurance premium tax credits in January, as Obamacare enrollees get hit with premium increases.

The House cleared legislation (H.R. 5371; BGOV Bill Analysis) Wednesday to reopen the federal government through Jan. 30 without extending enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Education and Workforce Committee, said it will be clear by January how many enrollees didn’t return to the Obamacare marketplace because the enhanced premium tax credits lapsed.

“When we said that the rates would go ...