US EditionSenate to vote Thursday on GOP health care plan
The GOP plan would redirect funds to health savings accounts for some enrollees while Democrats seek a three-year extension of ACA premium tax credits for 22 million Americans, according to policy groups.
- On Dec. 9, 2025, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans will put a GOP-led health care bill, unveiled by Senators Bill Cassidy and Mike Crapo earlier this week, up for a vote alongside Democrats' extension later this week.
- Democrats plan a three-year extension of ACA credits to force a politically charged vote, Thune said, 'This program desperately needs to be reformed, the Democrats have decided, 'We're not going to do anything to reform it,' and so we'll see where the votes are on Thursday.'
- The GOP bill would not extend the enhanced credits and would redirect funds into health savings account–style accounts for some bronze plans on state exchanges, while Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. Bernie Moreno, and Sen. Susan Collins have proposed extensions with new limits.
- With 53 Republicans in the Senate, the GOP measure faces a 60‑vote threshold, and the side-by-side vote is intended to ease pressure but is unlikely to produce a solution.
- If the credits lapse in January, around 22 million low- and middle-income Americans could face higher premiums, with KFF projecting a rise from $888 to $1,904 in 2026.
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