Washington, D.C. — Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in supporting a framework for extending Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs). The proposal, CommonGround 2025: A Bipartisan Health Care Framework, includes an extension of EPTCs for those making less than 600% of the federal poverty line (FPL) alongside commonsense reforms to reduce waste, eliminate fraud, and address insurance costs. The members backing the framework have also co-signed a letter urging House and Senate leadership to meet with them to discuss the framework and a constructive pathway forward in both chambers.
Key features include:
- A two-year extension of EPTCs for enrollees earning less than 600% of FPL, with a phaseout for those making between 600-1000% of FPL.
- New guardrails to crack down on fraud and prevent “ghost beneficiaries,” including implementation of the Insurance Fraud Accountability Act and greater oversight of eligibility.
- An extension of open enrollment until March 19, 2026.
- Pharmacy benefit manager reform that promotes transparency and eliminates “spread pricing” in Medicaid.
- Proposals for future reforms, including hospital billing transparency and support for healthcare savings accounts.
“Every American understands that our healthcare system is failing to deliver the affordability and transparency that families deserve,” said Congressman Mackenzie. “Achieving critical changes requires bipartisan reforms — both in the immediate future and in the long term — that begin to correct Washington’s mistakes and reduce the burden on the American people. This begins with an extension of enhanced premium tax credits for those who need them, coupled with commonsense reforms that reduce waste, eliminate fraud, and improve oversight. Today’s framework brings us closer to achieving commonsense, bipartisan reforms to our healthcare system, and I look forward to continuing to work with colleagues on both sides to improve American healthcare.”
The framework and letter, co-led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2), are also co-signed by Reps. Adam Gray (CA-13), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Maria Salazar (FL-27), Darren Soto (FL-9), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Jim Costa (CA-21), Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-2), Josh Riley (NY-19), Tom Kean (NJ-7), Susie Lee (NV-3), Jeff Hurd (CO-3), Jared Golden (ME-2), David Valadao (CA-22), Chris Pappas (NH-1), Ed Case (HI-1), Carlos Gimenez (FL-28), Maggie Goodlander (NH-2), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Robert Bresnahan (PA-8), Greg Landsman (OH-1), Don Bacon (NE-2), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Kevin Kiley (CA-3), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Nick LaLota (NY-1), Don Davis (NC-1), Scott Peters (CA-50), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), Hillary Scholten (MI-3), and Tom Suozzi (NY-3).
Read the framework HERE
Read the letter HERE
Watch the press conference HERE
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Arnaud Armstrong
