Murphy says Democrats made a ‘mistake’ by reopening government without ACA subsidies

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said he believes it was a mistake for Democrats to reopen the government without including any extensions of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that are set to expire in January and cause sharp increases in health care premiums. "I thought it was a mistake for Democrats to give up what was...

Trump administration ‘willing to look at all options’ on health care: Oz

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said Sunday that the Trump administration is “willing to look at all options” regarding the impending expiration of subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “The president's willing to look at all options,” Oz told host Dana Bash on CNN’s...

Oz: Trump administration weighing ACA subsidies extension

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said Sunday the Trump administration is holding “discussions” on extending subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “There are discussions around extending the subsidies, if we deal with the fraud, waste and abuse that, right now, is paralyzing the system,”...

Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies

House Democratic leaders on Wednesday introduced a discharge petition designed to force consideration of legislation to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies for another three years. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democrats are hoping to entice a handful of moderate Republicans to endorse the petition, which will require 218 signatures to force a floor vote on...

Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies

House Democratic leaders introduced a discharge petition Wednesday designed to force consideration of legislation to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies for another three years. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democrats are hoping to entice a handful of moderate Republicans to endorse the petition, which will require 218 signatures to force a floor vote on the...

Jeffries, Democrats will offer 3-year extension of ObamaCare subsidies

House Democratic leaders on Tuesday will propose a three-year extension of the soon-to-expire ObamaCare subsidies at the center of the shutdown fight. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), the Democratic whip, will offer the legislation as an amendment to the Senate-passed spending agreement during a meeting of the Rules Committee...