By Adriel Bettelheim, Peter Sullivan, Maya Goldman President Trump as soon as this week is due to outline a new initiative that calls for a short-term extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for new eligibility limits and other changes. Why it matters: Mounting concern about medical costs and the looming expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits could amp up affordability concerns and give Democrats a potent weapon heading into an election year. Democrats made ACA financial assistance a centerpiece of the recent government shutdown fight. What we’re hearing: Trump plans to propose a framework that would address spiking premiums by extending for two years the
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