One Big Beautiful Bill Act complicates state health care affordability efforts

By: Bernard J. Wolfson, KFF Health News

Outlets: Stateline

Published: December 26, 2025

Words: 1,431

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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This article first appeared on KFF Health News.

As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care.

California, Massachusetts, Connecticut and five other states have set caps on health care spending in a bid to rein in the intense financial …

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