The Trump administration on Thursday announced a new plan it says is aimed at lowering health care costs in the United States, but the proposal offers few details and largely repackages ideas President Donald Trump has floated for months, coming as Affordable Care Act open enrollment ends in most states. …
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The House on Thursday passed legislation to revive expired Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years, after a group of Republicans broke with party leaders and joined Democrats to force a vote that GOP leadership had tried to block. The measure passed 230–196, with 17 Republicans joining all Democrats in …
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Over the objections of Speaker Mike Johnson, a bipartisan coalition in the House voted Wednesday to advance legislation that would revive enhanced pandemic-era health insurance subsidies that lowered costs for roughly 22 million Americans but expired last month. The 221–205 vote cleared a critical procedural hurdle ahead of final passage …
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Defying their party’s leadership, four House Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in signing a rarely successful discharge petition, giving lawmakers the votes needed to force a floor vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. The move hands Democrats …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he will not allow a vote to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the month, effectively guaranteeing higher health insurance premiums next year for millions of Americans who buy coverage through the law’s marketplaces. Johnson, R-La., announced …
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