Enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace begins next month, and advocates warn uncertainty and confusion around policy changes could affect millions of Texans who depend on it for coverage.

Federal lawmakers remain at a standstill over a push to extend the enhanced premium tax credits designed to make Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage more affordable. The enhanced credits are set to expire at the end of the year, which would more than double premiums for 2026 plans.

“At this point, we're so close to open enrollment that if Congress does extend tax credits at this moment, which they absolutely should, then there will be a mad dash to try to figure out how the infrastructure of healthcare.gov will work,” said Lynn Cowles, director of health and food justice at the

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