US EditionDueling Senate Health Care Plans Come up for Votes; US, Venezuela Tensions Rise
Senate Democrats seek a three-year extension of COVID-era ACA subsidies for 24 million enrollees while Republicans propose redirecting funds to health savings accounts.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Senate will vote on two competing health bills to address expiring COVID-era premium tax credits on Dec. 31 as ACA enrollment ends Monday, Dec. 15.
- In a trade-off to reopen the government, Senate Republicans promised a vote after weeks of debate and criticism from Sen. Jack Reed, while Sen. Chris Murphy pushed to extend ACA premium tax credits.
- In Connecticut, about a quarter million people get ACA coverage, facing average annual premium increases starting Jan. 1 of over $6,000, while KFF reports average deductibles around $7,000.
- Both bills need bipartisan backing and face long odds, as Senate Democrats seek a three-year extension warning premiums could skyrocket without it, while the Congressional Budget Office says it cuts premiums by double-digit levels.
- Critics flagged the plan's coverage limits and state verification requirement, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune saying `It delivers the benefit directly to the patient, not to the insurance company, and it does it in a way that actually saves money to the taxpayer.
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Competing health care plans fail in the Senate as ACA premium hikes loom
Subsidies for the Affordable Care Act appear set to expire for millions of Americans at the end of the year after competing health care related bills failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday.The outcome was widely expected after Democrats and Republicans chose to release separate partisan proposals. Both parties are under pressure to address health care costs before the expiration of federal subsidies meant to lower the cost of premiums on AC…
Dueling Senate health care plans come up for votes; US, Venezuela tensions rise
Senators will go on record Thursday on competing health care plans that try to address enhanced ObamaCare tax subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. A vote on the Democrats’ three-year extension was promised as part of the end of the government shutdown. The GOP’s plan converts health insurance premium subsidies enacted…
Dueling Obamacare plans set to fail as deadline nears, pushing Senate toward bipartisan talks
Senate Republicans and Democrats prepare to block each other's competing Obamacare subsidy proposals Thursday, but lawmakers hope bipartisan negotiations can begin afterward.
U.S. Senate to vote on dueling health care proposals
The Capitol dome. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on two bills aimed at lowering health care costs.Democrats and Republicans have each proposed their own legislation. Both proposals would need bipartisan support, and neither is likely to get enough of it to pass.Time is ticking to get something to President Donald Trump’s desk. The deadline to enroll in coverage through the Affordable Care Act is Monday, Dec.…
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