US EditionChances dwindling for renewal of health care subsidies, risking premium spikes for millions
President Trump’s unclear stance and GOP divisions delay action on Obamacare subsidies, risking higher costs or loss of coverage for millions starting January 1, lawmakers say.
- Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies were diminishing in Congress as Republicans and Democrats largely abandoned bipartisan talks on the issue.
- Democrats were hoping to work with Republicans to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that help many Americans pay for health coverage, but both parties spent most time talking amongst themselves.
- Democrats say they are willing to negotiate, but lack of input from President Trump and Republicans' insistence on including abortion funding were holding up talks.
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Chances dwindling for renewal of health care subsidies, risking premium spikes for millions
Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress. Republicans and Democrats have largely abandoned bipartisan talks on the issue, increasing the odds that millions of Americans could see sharp premium spikes starting Jan. 1.
GOP pessimism grows over any deal to extend expiring health care subsidies
There is a solid group of Republican lawmakers who don’t want to see the enhanced subsidies expire. Many more, however, view ObamaCare as irretrievably broken, and an extension of beefed-up subsidies as policy heresy.
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President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have only a few weeks left to extend the Affordable Care Act’s federal subsidies or propose other reform measures that would address skyrocketing health care costs. Trump was expected to announce details of his solution last Monday. Multiple outlets — citing anonymous sources — reported that Trump planned to extend the subsidies but delayed his announcement after other politicians pushed back. As T…
Trump’s push for health care plan stalls ahead of looming subsidy expiration
President Donald Trump’s push for a new health care plan has stalled, amid disagreements within the GOP over the extension of key enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, three people familiar with the matter told CNN.
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