Senators say bipartisan compromise on ACA tax credits has stalled [View all]

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(CBS News) Washington — Republican senators said Thursday that a long-sought bipartisan compromise to extend the expired Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits for two years has stalled.

"We are in a little bit of a pothole," GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio said, blaming Democratic leaders for the lack of movement on the issue. "So for me, I'm going to take a pause until I hear affirmative statements from the Democrat leader and his leadership team that they are willing to contemplate a deal that extends these enhanced premium tax credits with the reforms that we've outlined."

Moreno previously had expected the compromise to be unveiled sometime this week.

He said the proposal that has been discussed would extend the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period until March 1. The federal deadline to enroll for coverage this year ends Thursday, though some state-run marketplaces have different cutoff dates. More than 20 million Americans rely on the ACA subsidies to help them pay their health insurance premiums.

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