US EditionHow abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies
Disputes over abortion coverage in ACA plans threaten bipartisan deal to restore subsidies, risking higher premiums for millions in 2026, says Kaiser Family Foundation.
- At the end of the week, bipartisan Senate negotiators appeared near collapse as the abortion dispute blocked a deal to revive enhanced ACA marketplace subsidies expired on Jan. 1.
- Republicans in Congress sought stronger curbs on abortion coverage in ACA marketplace plans, but Democrats in Congress resisted altering the Affordable Care Act compromise after the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade .
- Negotiators had narrowed a two-year compromise to extend enhanced subsidies with added limits and an HSA option, while states remain divided: 25 prohibit, 12 require, and 13 plus DC have no abortion coverage limits.
- The stalemate risks higher costs for enrollees as millions of ACA enrollees face more than double monthly premiums for 2026, despite the House of Representatives passing an extension with 17 Republicans voting with Democrats.
- The dispute has roots in pre-2010 negotiations, as the original ACA compromise barred federal funds for elective abortions while allowing state plans to cover them, but some critics call segregated funds a `gimmick` and warn of midterm elections consequences this year.
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The different positions of Republicans and Democrats have maintained a stalemate that legislators are tentatively trying to resolve.
There’s broad bipartisan support in Congress to renew Obamacare subsidies, but the abortion issue could block a deal and keep premiums high
There is broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year. But long-standing disagreements over abortion coverage are threatening to block any compromise and leave millions of Americans with higher premiums. Despite significant progress, bipartisan Senate negotiations on the subsidies seemed to be near collapse at the end of the week as the abortion dispute appe…
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How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies
There's broad bipartisan support in Congress for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year.
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