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Urgent Action Needed: Bipartisan Bill Aims to Curb Health Premiums

9/7/2025

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U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd co-sponsors the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Expansion Act to curb health insurance cost increases in 2026.
The bill seeks to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies from the Biden administration, expiring at the end of 2025.
Colorado insurers could raise average rates by 28% statewide without these subsidies.
Hurd's office projects an 82% premium increase for families in his district without tax credits.
State legislators urge Congress to act swiftly as open enrollment starts on November 1.

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U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd co-sponsors the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Expansion Act to curb health insurance cost increases in 2026.
The bill seeks to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies from the Biden administration, expiring at the end of 2025.
Colorado insurers could raise average rates by 28% statewide without these subsidies.
Hurd's office projects an 82% premium increase for families in his district without tax credits.
State legislators urge Congress to act swiftly as open enrollment starts on November 1.