Biden Administration Proposes Obamacare Tweak That Could Help 1.2 Million

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : On Tuesday, the Biden administration is formally proposing new rules that will allow more people to get subsidized private insurance through the Affordable Care Act's online marketplaces, including HealthCare.gov.
56% : Administration officials are billing the proposal as a way to bolster the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
54% : The Affordable Care Act is a favorite topic of both men, in part because of all the grueling work they and their allies put into passing it during the Obama administration -- and in part because of what it's accomplished.
54% : Buying the family coverage would cost them more than 9.6% of household income, which is the Affordable Care Act's official definition of "affordable" -- which means, in theory, these people should instead be eligible to get subsidized private coverage through HealthCare.gov or one of the other online marketplaces.
50% : But if 1.2 million new people are getting subsidies to help pay for private insurance, it's going to cost the federal government more money.
43% : But when Obama administration officials first wrote the rules for implementing the Affordable Care Act, they decided that eligibility for the subsidized plans should depend on the cost of an individual employer policy, not a family policy.
31% : And politically, it could draw criticism from Republicans who have long attacked Obamacare and, more generally, have opposed efforts to expand government-financed health insurance.

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