It's a scramble in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers sprint to come up with a plan to avoid major premium increases for Affordable Care Act customers . The enhanced subsidies used by millions are set to expire at the end of the year.

On Thursday, Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he was readying a plan that would extend that subsidies for two years. A big piece of his legislation comes with an income cap.

"Why don't we take that pot of money that's going to the higher income earners, and bolster the amount of money that's going to the lower- and middle-income earners," said the congressman who represents Bucks and parts of Montgomery County. "That's something we could all agree to."

Fitzpatrick said the income cap would be 700% of the federal poverty level, around $225,000 for a f

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