US EditionUS Senate Faces Uncertainty on Health Care Cost Measures Ahead of Deadline
Lawmakers face a fast-approaching deadline to extend ACA subsidies or risk a 114% average premium increase for subsidized enrollees, amid disputes over abortion funding and bipartisan support.
- Senate Democrats plan to introduce a bill to extend enhanced ACA marketplace tax credits as Republicans remain divided and unwilling to negotiate before the December 31 deadline.
- Republican senators are split over Hyde Amendment guardrails to block abortion funding, while some favor directing federal funds into health savings accounts instead of extending subsidies.
- KFF analysis shows ACA marketplace plans will rise 26% next year, and subsidized enrollees face 114% higher payments without extended credits before open enrollment ends Dec. 15.
- Senate leaders say they will hold a vote next week on health care, but GOP leaders concede proposed measures likely lack the 60 votes to overcome the Senate filibuster.
- With the December 31 deadline looming, some senators say President Donald Trump must push Republicans to 'Make a deal,' as solutions could come in December or January after open enrollment ends on Dec. 15.
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Congress Debates Health Care as Obamacare Deadline Looms: What to Know
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Bipartisan Obamacare deal remains out-of-reach in Senate hearing
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Time is running out for Congress to extend healthcare subsidies
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agreed during a Senate hearing Wednesday that something has to change to make health care affordable. But time is rapidly dwindling to reach a bipartisan fix."We've got to have a solution for three weeks from now," said Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA).At the end of the year, Biden-era subsidies are set to expire for millions of Americans who receive their health care through the Affordable Care Act.According to the …
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