Affordable Care Act

Republicans block legislation to fund Affordable Care Act premium tax credits until 2028, extend Open Enrollment until May 2026  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today urged the Senate to pass his bill that would extend…

As gridlock in Congress continues over the end of expanded health insurance subsidies, thousands of Vermonters will begin to confront an impossible choice about what to do in 2026: pay more or go without health insurance. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, left, gives Allison Mindel…

BERLIN, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined health care providers, farmers, and patients at the Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) in Berlin to discuss looming premium rate increases ahead of the beginning of Open Enrollment on Saturday, November 1st. Senator Welch discussed…

Welch Joined Wyden and health care advocates for a press conference on lowering health care costs  WASHINGTON, D.C. – In remarks from the Senate floor tonight, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, raised the alarm about the need to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Day 16 of the Republicans’ government shutdown to discuss how spikes…