Thune: Expiring ACA Subsidies Will Be ‘Addressed’ but Not on Stopgap Funding

House GOP doesn’t include health insurance subsidies in stopgap government funding bill

Republicans' plan to keep the government open doesn't include major health insurance tax credits, setting up a potential showdown with Democrats.

Thune: Expiring ACA subsidies will be ‘addressed’ but not on stopgap funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters on Tuesday that Republican leaders are open to addressing the expiration of health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, but that those talks will happen later this year. He argued that the Sept. 30 short-term government funding measure needs to be kept “clean” of controversial policy riders. Thune acknowledged that there’s growing support among Republicans in both the Senate…

Speaker Mike Johnson Confirms ACA Subsidy Extension Won’t Be In Short-Term Funding Bill

House Republicans have no plans to include an extension for expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies in a short-term stopgap funding measure Congress needs to pass this week.Democrats have demanded concessions on health care — many specifically pointing to the subsidies — as critical in exchange for their votes. If the subsidies expire at the end of the year, millions of Americans could otherwise see their health care premiums spike. A ha…