Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he would not offer Democrats a House vote on extending expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of a deal to end the government shutdown.
Asked at a press conference if he could assure Democrats in the House that they would get a vote on extending the subsidies, Johnson said, “No, because we did our job, and I’m not part of the negotiation.”
“I'm not promising anybody anything. I'm going to let this process...
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What the elections results mean for ObamaCare tax credits
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SNAP hangs on by a thread
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Moderate House Dems, GOP release ‘principles’ for ObamaCare subsidy extension
A quartet of bipartisan House lawmakers on Monday proposed a framework to temporarily extend ObamaCare’s enhanced tax credits that includes a sunset period and an income cap for high earners.
The “statement of principles” from centrist Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) represents the only public proposal from either side to address the subsidies since the government shut down more than a month ago.
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Greene: GOP shoulders blame for not correcting ACA as health premiums set to rise
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is casting much of the blame for rising health premiums on her own party, arguing Republicans should have reformed the Affordable Care Act, and its expiring tax credits, sooner.
Expiring subsidies in the Obama-era bill have been at the forefront of Democrats' challenge to the House-passed continuing resolution that would reopen the government after funding lapsed more than a month ago.
In an interview Friday with comedian and ho...
Open enrollment to begin without ACA subsidies
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Trump tells Democrats to ‘do something’ ahead of ObamaCare premiums spike
President Trump late Thursday once again slammed ObamaCare, demanding that Democrats "do something" ahead of an imminent spike in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums amid the federal funding impasse.
“As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post.
His comment comes as the government shutdown nears the one-mo...
Former CDC official on new mpox cases and current federal resources
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HHS again postpones meeting of preventive services coverage panel
A November meeting of an influential preventive services advisory committee has been postponed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing the government shutdown.
The 16-member U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has not held a formal meeting since March. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled a July meeting where the panel was supposed to discuss steps to prevent cardiovascular disease.
Task force members meet in person three t...
This group will pay $920 more per month if ObamaCare subsidies expire
With ObamaCare insurance options opening up for enrollment Saturday, one group of Americans could see their monthly premiums increase should tax credits expire at the end of the year.
Americans 60 years and older with an income of $65,000 will pay $920 more a month in 2026, according to estimates from the health research nonprofit KFF analyzed by The New York Times. That means monthly premiums will be $1,380 should the tax credits expire. If extended, monthly premiums in 20...