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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 14h

If PTC enhancements expire, thousands of TX families may allow their insurance to lapse. “Without the enhanced tax credits, #ACA enrollees can expect to pay an additional $700 a year in premiums”. @houstonchronicle.com cites CBPP in this #GreatRead: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Why 4 million Texans are caught in the middle of the government shutdown

Texas is one of the fastest growing states for enrollment through the Affordable Care Act. The shutdown could decide if they end up paying higher premiums.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 14h

Poll finds that the majority of people in the U.S. support #ACA subsidy extension: “According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 93% of ACA enrollees receive the tax credit to help reduce costs”. Read more: spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/he...

Majority of Americans support Affordable Care Act subsidy extension, poll finds

The new survey found 78% of the public would like Congress to extend the credit to people with low and moderate incomes

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Admin abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective program that prevents homelessness among disabled people, including veterans. This will mean more people living on the streets, unable to access housing, health care & other supports.

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Trump Administration Abruptly Cut Off Highly Effective Support for Disabled People Experiencing Homelessness | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Trump Administration abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective intervention that helps disabled people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access benefits to help them stabilize...

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 21h

These are real people facing real consequences if Congress doesn’t act to extend the enhancements ASAP. Tracy, a customer service representative, is facing premium increases of $103 a month, which would force her to cut back on other essentials like gas and groceries. (3/4)

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 15h

CBPP’s @kathleenromig.bsky.social data access concerns surrounding Frank Bisignano’s role as CEO of the #IRS: “Previously there were hurdles that the SSA and IRS commissioners would have to sign off on, but now it’s the same guy.” #GreatRead via @govexec.bsky.social : www.govexec.com/management/2...

Bisignano to lead IRS in addition to SSA duties, raising questions about the Senate confirmation process

Experts warned that the move could further facilitate the consolidation of Social Security and IRS databases for use in immigration enforcement.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 15h

Yesterday, #SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano was named CEO of the #IRS. Here is CBPP’s @kathleenromig.bsky.social on the news, as quoted in this #GreatRead via @apnews.com: apnews.com/article/soci...

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 1d

Alarming news this morning that Social Security head Frank Bisignano has been named “CEO” of IRS, a move that raises 3 major concerns:

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Bessent Picks Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano as IRS CEO

The Social Security head will do double duty at the tax agency while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent retains his formal title as acting IRS commissioner.

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 21h

Georgia’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping began October 1, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Georgia will face a $24,900 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Admin abruptly ended federal support for SOAR, a program that helped disabled people experiencing homelessness access vital disability benefits. Congress should direct the Admin to restore this highly effective, low-cost support. www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...

Trump Administration Abruptly Cut Off Highly Effective Support for Disabled People Experiencing Homelessness | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Trump Administration abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective intervention that helps disabled people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access benefits to help them stabilize...

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Jennifer Sullivan @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social · 1d

Some policymakers say that that Congress can delay extending the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) enhancements until later this year but the problem is more urgent than that. thehill.com/policy/healt...

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 1d

Proposed cuts to federal non-defense research & development totaling $42B would slow innovation, weaken productivity, & put future gains in living standards at risk. Federal research drives long-term growth; cutting it would set back progress for decades. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 1d

Reports raise red flags: Georgia spent $54M on admin costs for its #Medicaid waiver, nearly twice the $26M spent on care, while enrolling under 3,500 people. CMS still extended the costly program that ties coverage to work requirements. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

CMS Extends Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver Program, Despite GAO Report Raising Concerns with Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

September 23, 2025: A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raising concerns about the cost of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Medicaid waiver program is a forewarning about how ex...

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Jennifer Sullivan @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social · 4d

States that will see the largest spikes in their uninsured rates if PTC enhancements expire? Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, West Virginia, Alabama, and Louisiana. Thread from my colleague @gidlukens.bsky.social below:

Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 4d

If premium tax credit enhancements expire, uninsurance will increase 21% overall, with the biggest increases in southern states that haven’t enacted ACA Medicaid expansions. (1/3)
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4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire

In this brief, we estimate the impact on coverage of the expiration of enhanced PTCs that would occur in 2026 without action by Congress. Our estimates inclu…

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Javier Balmaceda @jbalmaceda787.bsky.social · 4d

1/2 A federal judge today ruled that Pres. Trump unlawfully removed three #PuertoRico Oversight Board members—Arthur Gonzalez, Andrew Biggs & Betty Rosa—since they were dismissed without cause under PROMESA. The members had filed suit Sept. 18. #muniland www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Judge Says Trump Wrongly Removed Puerto Rico Oversight Board Members

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability benefits, in what is likely to be the largest cut to disability insurance ever.

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Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump Admin is undermining agencies like BLS, threatening the accurate jobs, wage, & inflation data policymakers need as the labor market softens and layoffs rise. CBPP's Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest threats to economic data. www.youtube.com/shorts/6utmY...

Budget Cuts, Political Pressure, and Other Threats to Economic Data

YouTube video by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 4d

This week at CBPP, we focused on the #FederalBudget, #health, #FoodAssistance, and #IncomeSecurity. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 4d

#GreatRead via @prospect.org on the Trump Admin’s threats to mass fire federal workers during the government shutdown. “Lapses in funding confer no new power on OMB to fire employees." prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

Workers Sue Vought for Threatening to Use Shutdown to Fire Them

Multiple labor unions sued the OMB director for abusing his position and pushing an extremist Project 2025 agenda.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 4d

CBPP’s @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social on false claims about people w/o legal immigration status benefiting from #ACA coverage: “We’ve got problems getting people who are fully eligible…to trust that they can provide their information.” #GreatRead via @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...

The Republican Shutdown Argument is a Giant Lie

No, Democrats aren’t trying to fund health care for “illegal aliens.”

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 4d

The phase-out of #SocialSecurity paper checks began Sep 30. CBPP’s @kathleenromig.bsky.social says those affected tend to be “the most marginalized people, who are, for example, unbanked or homeless or really struggle with digital tools.” #GreatRead via @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/09/28/n...

The last day to switch federal payments to online direct deposit is approaching

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathleen Romig from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about the end of physical Social Security checks.

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 4d

If premium tax credit enhancements expire, uninsurance will increase 21% overall, with the biggest increases in southern states that haven’t enacted ACA Medicaid expansions. (1/3)
tinyurl.com/yhv9jxm3

4.8 Million People Will Lose Coverage in 2026 If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire

In this brief, we estimate the impact on coverage of the expiration of enhanced PTCs that would occur in 2026 without action by Congress. Our estimates inclu…

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 5d

PTC enhancements, a central issue in the shutdown debate, “provide the greatest benefit for people who need the most help” says CBPP’s @gidlukens.bsky.social. “The tax exclusion for employer health coverage does the opposite.” #GreadRead via @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Commentary: The GOP says the Obamacare subsidies at the center of the shutdown are unimportant. Millions of Americans would disagree

The ACA subsidies made healthcare affordable for millions of low-income households. In the shutdown debate, the GOP is lying about them.

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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 5d

Since 2021, ACA marketplace enrollment more than doubled for people with low incomes and for Black and Latino enrollees after premium tax credit enhancements. (1/4)

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Javier Balmaceda @jbalmaceda787.bsky.social · 6d

1/2 Sen. Wyden of the US Senate Finance Committee today published new findings indicating that Pantera Capital's Dan Morehead, a crypto billionaire based in #PuertoRico, may have improperly avoided more than $100M in federal taxes through a purported residency scam.

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Jennifer Sullivan @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social · 6d

What do tipped workers, veterans, small business workers, farmers, and older people have in common? All stand to see massive premium hikes if the ACA marketplace premium tax credit enhancements aren't extended. My colleague @gidlukens.bsky.social explains more ⬇️

Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 6d

Premium tax credit enhancements help tipped workers, veterans, small business workers, farmers, and older people afford health coverage. Their premiums will soon spike and millions of them will lose coverage if the enhancements expire. (1/5)

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