Hoyer Says Means-Tested ACA Tax Credits Possible

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Thursday (June 23) that Democrats might use means-testing to permanently extend higher exchange-plan premium tax credits, but others, including Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who originally broached the idea, didn’t offer clarity on prospects of the tax credits. News reports this week have been mixed on the fate of exchange-plan premium tax credits in Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill. Business Insider reported Wednesday that Manchin said he might agree to extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies...