The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Coloradans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.

Senators voted on two partisan bills that they knew would fail — the Democratic bill to extend the subsidies, and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts.

An estimated 225,000 Coloradans who have health insurance through the ACA marketplace are expected to see significant increases in premiums starting Jan. 1. Because premiums will be unaffordable for many people, the Colorado Division of Insurance estimates that around 75,000 Coloradans could lose health insurance.

Mannat Singh told Ogden Coloradans who have

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