Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Tuesday that he expects Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to expire and that “some people’s premiums are going to go up some.” “Remember, ObamaCare was created with only Democrat votes through reconciliation. So, I expect these subsidies to expire, but we're very willing to try to fix it,” Marshall said...
. The bipartisan backers of a new bill to extend enhanced ObamaCare subsidies say it represents Congress’s last best chance to avoid a cost cliff for millions of Americans at the start of next year. The legislation introduced Tuesday, spearheaded by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), is the latest effort to break the logjam and stave off the price...
A small group of bipartisan lawmakers, led by moderate House Republicans, on Tuesday launched another effort to extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies as lawmakers try to find a combination of ideas that could break the current impasse. The latest plan is led by swing-district Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), along with GOP Reps. Don Bacon (Neb.), Rob...
The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Republicans in Congress are on a path to letting enhanced ObamaCare subsidies expire at the end of the year, a result that could amount to a dismissal — or, depending on your perspective,...
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story It’s ACA subsidies week Lawmakers this week are scrambling to pass some kind of legislation that deals with expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies and an associated, looming premium spike. But Republicans, who control both chambers...
Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan to stop looming premium hikes. GOP leaders are faced with a political dilemma: Either they extend the subsidies and endorse ObamaCare, which Republicans have long opposed, or they let the subsidies expire ahead of next...
More Americans approve of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) than at any point since it took effect more than a decade ago, according to a new Gallup survey. In the survey, released Monday, 57 percent of respondents approve, and 35 percent of respondents disapprove of the landmark legislation, which, the survey notes, was “signed into...
The fierce fight over health care costs hits a crucial juncture this week, with a series of major developments that could make or break the future of enhanced ObamaCare subsidies. For months, GOP leaders have been squeezed between centrist Republicans clamoring to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which expire at year’s end,...
After 43 days of a government shutdown, eight Democratic senators crossed the aisle and voted in favor of a Republican bill to extend the enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025, while the core issue of expensive health insurance and care remains unaddressed.