Klobuchar proposes Minnesota tax credit to assist with rising healthcare premiums

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 480

Last Updated: 4 days, 4 hours ago

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If the federal government fails to extend federal subsidies that offset healthcare premiums, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, as governor, would create a state tax credit to help with those skyrocketing costs.

Most Republican U.S. senators late last year blocked a Democratic bill to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially driving up healthcare premiums for millions of Americans.

The extra federal subsidies that Republicans blocked are known as “enhanced premium tax credits,” because they raised …

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