Biden Budget Would Make Enhanced ACA Credits Permanent, Extend Surprise Billing To Ground Ambulances

By Amy Lotven / March 9, 2023 at 7:33 PM
President Joe Biden has repeatedly said he will protect and build upon the Affordable Care Act and, as expected, the fiscal 2024 budget calls for making the enhanced tax credits permanent and creating “Medicaid-like” coverage for low-income people in states that have yet to expand the program, for a total cost of about $383 billion. The proposal also builds on the ACA’s mental health parity requirements and, like last year’s budget, calls on private plans to cover three behavioral health...


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