US EditionSenate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline nears
The Senate's failure to extend COVID-era Affordable Care Act subsidies will likely cause premiums to more than double and lead to millions losing coverage, experts warn.
- The Senate rejected a proposal to extend COVID-era Affordable Care Act subsidies, marking a defeat for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
- Republicans, led by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, opposed the subsidy extension without reforms like income qualifications to prevent fraud.
- The Senate blocked a bill aimed at replacing subsidies with Health Savings Accounts.
- Both parties acknowledged the potential premium hikes facing 22 million Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act exchanges if no agreement is reached before the year's end.
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Senate blocks Democratic plan to extend ACA subsidies as rival GOP proposal also fails - Asian Journal News
The U.S. Senate chamber is seen at the Capitol in Washington, where lawmakers voted on competing proposals addressing the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium subsidies on December 11, 2025. - Photo source: U.S. Senate / Public domain The U.S. Senate failed to advance competing Democratic and Republican health care proposals, leaving enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits on track…
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Senate blocks Obamacare tax subsidy extension, all but ensuring spikes for Wyoming consumers
by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile U.S. senators voted down dueling health insurance measures Thursday, including a Democratic proposal to extend Obamacare tax subsidies. That failure all but ensures costs will spike for millions of Americans — including thousands of Wyoming customers who will experience the highest increases in the country. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the Senate Majority Whip and a retired doctor, has emerged as a spokesperson for t…
'Laughable': Red state expert scoffs at GOP's big health care plan
The GOP has struggled to unite around an alternative to the Democrats' health care bill to fix the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies, which they shot down in the Senate this week, as the deadline to prevent a spike in premiums rapidly approaches. But many Republican plans involve some vari...
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