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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., points to a poster depicting rising medical costs if Congress allows the Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire in December as he speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)

Professors: Here are the life-and-death stakes of the debate over Affordable Care Act subsidies

December 9, 2025 at 10:13 a.m.

Access to comprehensive health coverage can determine whether people live or die.

President Barack Obama is applauded after signing the Affordable Care Act during a ceremony with fellow Democrats in the East Room of the White House on March 23, 2010.

Commentary: Without Obamacare, the COVID-19 crisis would be far worse

April 1, 2020 at 5:59 p.m.

In the midst of a global pandemic, President Barack Obama's signature health care reform, the Affordable Care Act, turned 10 years old. It has been under fire that entire time,...

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