The debate in Washington over the future of the enhanced premium tax credits for health insurance is more than a political standoff — it is a looming crisis for states like Oklahoma. I have had the privilege this year of serving as the chairman of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Health Insurance Committee. For most of this year, I’ve been raising the alarm about the real-world repercussions if a plan or as I’ve been calling it, a glide path, was not agreed upon.

Back in early March, I published a news release outlining the impact these expiring subsidies could have on Oklahoma families, and I followed that with letters to our state leadership outlining the ripple effect on our rural hospitals and state marketplace. In May, I traveled to Washington, DC, and met d

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