Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to permanently extend enhanced subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums on ObamaCare plans.

Led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), the legislation launches the next major ObamaCare fight that could last well into the rest of this year.

Democrats for years have argued the coverage gains from the enhanced subsidies outweigh the cost, and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned on making them permanent.

The subsidies increase financial help to low-income individuals who qualify for plans with cheap, or even zero-dollar premiums.

The Health Care Affordability Act was introduced in September, but Democrats didn’t pass it before the end of the year. They also tried unsuccessfully to insert a one-year extension into the year-end spending bill.

Now with President-elect Trump set to take office again and Republicans in control of both chambers, the task is more complicated.

The enhanced subsidies were first put into........

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