US EditionTrump says he’d ‘rather not’ extend Affordable Care Act subsidies
Trump prefers direct payments over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies but says an extension might be necessary despite Republican opposition and potential premium hikes for 22 million, KFF said.
- On Nov. 25, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Florida he would rather not extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, rejecting a straight two-year extension.
- With the subsidies set to expire on December 31, more than 24 million people are enrolled in the ACA Marketplace and KFF warned premiums would more than double next year if subsidies lapse.
- Politico reported the White House draft plan would extend subsidies two years with income caps and eligibility changes, while Speaker Mike Johnson warned most House Republicans resist extending enhanced ACA subsidies.
- If subsidies lapse, the Congressional Budget Office projects premiums will more than double next year and cause an estimated 2 million additional people uninsured.
- Trump faces a divided Republican Party that splits conservatives wanting ACA subsidies to end this year and moderates pushing for extension, while the 60-vote Senate threshold and 2026 midterm elections require bipartisan support.
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Despite promises of a ‘Trump health plan,’ ACA destruction remains Republican goal
WASHINGTON—Facing political fallout and fuming voters, President Donald Trump is supposedly pondering a health care “plan” of sorts. It features—potentially—checks to taxpayers to help pay their insurance premiums and/or extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, due to expire Dec.31, for two years. It’s not getting rave reviews. Far from it. Organized labor has yet to weigh in on Trump’s “plan”—understandable because he keeps changing his mind.…
Instead, it proposes a plan where the funds would be delivered directly to citizens so that they can acquire their own health insurance.
Trump admits he’d ‘rather not’ extend Obamacare subsidies past this year
President Trump confirmed Tuesday that he would "rather not" keep enhanced Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year after rumors swired that the White House was about to pitch a two-year extension.
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Trump says it 'may be necessary' to extend Obamacare subsidies
Pete Marovich/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump now says extending Affordable Care Act subsidies “may be necessary” as the enrollment deadline looms for millions of Americans who are set to see their premiums skyrocket in the new year. “Somebody said I want to extend it for two years. I don’t want to extend it for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Tuesday night, pushing back …
Trump Says Obamacare Extension ‘May Be Necessary,’ But Prefers Direct Payments to Americans - Real News Now
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that while he’d prefer not to extend Obamacare subsidies, a short-term extension “may be necessary” as part of broader negotiations on health care reform. The subsidies, a key feature of the Affordable Care Act, are set to expire at the end of the year. Democrats have made their extension a top priority during recent government shutdown talks, while Republicans remain split — with some eager to let them lapse …
Why Trump could miss MTG on Obamacare
One of the last policy splits between President Donald Trump and outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) before her abrupt resignation from Congress came over the expiring Obamacare tax credits. Greene wanted to extend them, as did many Democratic lawmakers, as a condition for ending the government shutdown. Now, the Trump administration is eyeing a path toward something similar, having won the shutdown battle but not the affordability war. …
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