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Senate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline nears

Failure to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies will increase premiums by over 100% for millions of enrollees, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

  • The Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, causing costs to rise for millions of Americans at the year's start.
  • Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer warned Republicans that there would not be another opportunity to extend tax credits before premium increases.
  • Republicans argued that Affordable Care Act plans are too costly and in need of reform.
  • This vote marks another setback in the ongoing debate over the Affordable Care Act, which was enacted in 2010 by Democrats.
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Obamacare health subsidy to end as US Senate rejects dueling remedies

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected competing proposals by Republicans and Democrats to address a looming healthcare crisis, leaving some 24 million Americans vulnerable to significantly higher insurance premiums beginning on Jan. 1 when a federal subsidy expires. Barring any late breakthroughs, Congress will begin an end-of-year holiday recess sometime next week and not return until Jan. 5, after new premiums are locked in for tho…

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