US EditionSenate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline nears
Senate votes failed on Dec. 11 to extend COVID-era ACA premium tax credits, causing millions to face higher 2026 insurance costs as subsidies expire.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, and the COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire Jan. 1.
- Facing partisan resistance, Republican senators opposed a simple extension, citing overhaul needs and cost concerns while the Congressional Budget Office projected nearly $83 billion in added deficits over a decade.
- KFF found the average subsidized enrollee's premiums rise from $888 in 2025 to $1,904 next year, a 114% jump, with more than 24 million people covered by the ACA.
- Affected groups include self-employed Americans, small-business owners, farmers and ranchers, with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand warning costs could rise for 1.7 million New Yorkers and increase uninsured rates.
- Neither bill reached the 60-vote threshold on Thursday, Democrats made the issue central to the 2026 midterms, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said options could reach the floor next week.
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Obamacare health subsidy to end as U.S. Senate rejects dueling remedies
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 January 1 when a federal subsidy expires.
The Senate refused to extend the health benefits of the Low Price Health Care Act (Obamacare), so they are expected to expire at the end of the year. The vote ended with 51 votes in favour and 48 against, away from the 60 votes needed to pass. Four Republicans joined all Democrats: Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Collins and Sullivan will seek re-election in 2026. Read more]>
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Source link U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The U.S. Senate on Thursday declined to defuse the Democrats’ looming Obamacare crisis. The problem is that Democrats, in control of the government a few years ago, created special Obamacare health care premium subsidies, partly attributed to COVID. But they were extended far beyond COVID and now are scheduled to
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(MedPage Today) -- The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs in 2026. Senators rejected a Democratic bill to...
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