Jan 08 House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The vote is a remarkable rebuke of House Speaker Mike Johnson, who tried to stop it. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: House passes bill to extend ACA subsidies after GOP members help force vote By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting… Continue reading
Jan 01 Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes By Ali Swenson, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of… Continue reading
Dec 17 Republicans defy Speaker Mike Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The stunning move comes after House Republican leaders pushed ahead with a health care bill that does not address the soaring monthly premiums that millions of people will soon endure as specific tax credits through the Affordable Care Act expire… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 7:37 How the Affordable Care Act subsidies work and who depends on them By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will not call for a vote on extending enhanced subsidies for people buying insurance through the Affordable Care Act. That effectively guarantees the subsidies will expire at the end of the month and premiums… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 8:32 GOP Sen. Cassidy on addressing rising health care costs and expiring subsidies By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura Sen. Bill Cassidy is a key player in the Capitol Hill debate on health care subsidies, and he's also a physician. The Louisiana Republican joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:43 Senate rejects plans to address sharp rise in health care premiums By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Senate failed to pass two dueling pieces of health care legislation Thursday, leaving Affordable Care Act tax credits all but certain to expire at the end of the year. As lawmakers prepare for year-end recess with no agreement… Continue watching
Dec 11 WATCH: Senate rejects both bills on ACA subsidies, all but ensuring premium hike in 2026 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts — an unceremonious end to a monthslong effort by Democrats to prevent the COVID-19-era subsidies from… Continue reading
Dec 10 Republicans are torn over health care. Here's what we know By Lisa Desjardins In about 22 days, a large portion of government health care subsidies expire, affecting the cost and availability of insurance for no less than millions of people. And yet, Congress is set to leave Washington in two weeks. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: Senate meets ahead of dueling health care proposal votes, each likely to fail By Mary Clare Jalonick, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Both the Republican plan, which would replace the subsidies with new savings accounts, and a Democratic bill to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years lack the bipartisan support needed for passage. Continue reading