Just Before Shutdown, Most Americans Wanted Health Insurance Tax Credits Extended, KFF Poll Finds
A Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows 78% of Americans, including 57% of Trump supporters, back extending ACA subsidies to avoid premium spikes and coverage loss.
- Most Americans want Congress to extend expiring tax credits for people who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, according to a new KFF poll.
- The KFF poll found majorities across party lines, including Democrats, independents, and Republicans, supported extending the tax credits that are set to expire at the end of 2025.
- If the subsidies aren't extended, many Americans who purchase insurance through the ACA marketplace said they could not afford nearly double the cost of premiums without significantly disrupting their household finances, the poll showed.
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KFF poll: Before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended
If the tax credits are left to expire at the end of the year, it could raise health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters • Daily Montanan
The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, just hours before a federal government shutdown. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll released F…
KFF Poll: 57% of MAGA Supports Renewing ACA Subsidies
Nearly 6 in 10 Republicans — including 57% of Make America Great Again supporters — are in favor of extending the Obamacare subsidies, according to a new survey published Friday by the nonpartisan KFF. Overall, 78% of those surveyed say they want Congress to continue enhanced tax credits for low- and moderate-income Americans buying health coverage through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace, according to KFF's health tracking poll. "There is …
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: ICYMI: New poll shows 78% support extending ACA tax credits that allow 270,000 Wisconsinites to access health care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll showed that 78% of Americans – including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – support extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium...

Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds
A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.
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