Guest Editorial: Congress Needs a Long-Term Plan for Health Care

Guest editorial: Congress needs a long-term plan for health care

When the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended recently, Republicans mostly got what they wanted: A spending bill was passed, the government was reopened and Democrats’ main demand — a deal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies — was deferred. Now Republicans must deliver on a health care compromise, lest millions of Americans get stuck with big bills come January. At issue is the expiration of COVID-era benefits for Affordable Care…

Senators agree they need to act on expiring ACA subsidies. But they can’t nail down how.

Hidden in Republicans’ ACA bashing during a Wednesday health committee hearing were some signs that a clean extension of more generous subsidies isn’t completely off the table — though one still doesn’t look likely.

Editorial: Republicans need to get serious about health care

When the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended recently, Republicans mostly got what they wanted: A spending bill was passed, the government was reopened and Democrats’ main demand — a deal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies �...

Republicans Keep Playing Games As ACA Tax Credits Expiration Looms

Source: utah778 / Getty As the deadline for the end of certain Affordable Care Act subsidies quickly approaches, the majority party can’t get on the same page about its extension. After eight Senate Democrats caved on the most significant shutdown demand in hopes of a mere vote on extending expiring ACA tax credits, House Republicans are refusing to comply.  Led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, reports indicate that House Republicans oppose extend…

Republicans Keep Playing Games As ACA Tax Credits Expiration Looms

Source: utah778 / Getty As the deadline for the end of certain Affordable Care Act subsidies quickly approaches, the majority party can’t get on the same page about its extension. After eight Senate Democrats caved on the most significant shutdown demand in hopes of a mere vote on extending expiring ACA tax credits, House Republicans are refusing to comply.  Led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, reports indicate that House Republicans oppose extend…

Democratic Party leaders capitulate on gov’t shutdown

The Democratic Party, as represented by its top national leaders, went out of its way in mid-November to demonstrate its inability to defend working-class interests. To end the 44-day-long government shutdown, the party conceded the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to the MAGA Republicans.