US EditionHouse GOP Unveils Health Care Bill without ObamaCare Subsidies Extension
The GOP's Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act excludes ACA subsidy extensions, aiming to lower costs via association health plans and pharmacy benefit manager reforms.
- On Friday, House Republican leadership released the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, notably omitting an extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.
- Centrist Republicans have pressed Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on competing subsidy proposals, while Democrats demand a three‑year extension that Republicans call a nonstarter.
- The bill bundles measures including association health plans and CHOICE accounts, mandates pharmacy benefit managers transparency, clarifies stop‑loss protections for small and mid‑sized employers, and funds cost‑sharing reductions targeting an 11% premium drop.
- GOP aides said leadership expects a vote on an amendment to extend subsidies and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's discharge petition could force a standalone vote if it reaches 218 signatures, with the House Rules Committee set to take up the package on Tuesday.
- If subsidies lapse Dec. 31, premiums could double for 24 million Americans and skyrocket for more than 20 million, but Senate passage is unlikely with only 53 Republicans and unclear support.
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