Dueling Senate Health Care Plans Come up for Votes; US, Venezuela Tensions Rise

Dueling Senate health care plans come up for votes; US, Venezuela tensions rise

Senators will go on record Thursday on competing health care plans that try to address enhanced ObamaCare tax subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. A vote on the Democrats’ three-year extension was promised as part of the end of the government shutdown. The GOP’s plan converts health insurance premium subsidies enacted…

Senate to vote on dueling health care plans as ACA premium hike looms

Both bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate, and neither is expected to reach that threshold.

Dueling Obamacare plans set to fail as deadline nears, pushing Senate toward bipartisan talks

Senate Republicans and Democrats prepare to block each other's competing Obamacare subsidy proposals Thursday, but lawmakers hope bipartisan negotiations can begin afterward.

Senate to vote on dueling health care proposals as ACA premium hikes loom

The Senate is set to vote on dueling health care proposals. Both plans are likely to fail, even as Affordable Care Act premiums are set to skyrocket at the end of the year.

U.S. Senate to vote on dueling health care proposals

The Capitol dome. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on two bills aimed at lowering health care costs.Democrats and Republicans have each proposed their own legislation. Both proposals would need bipartisan support, and neither is likely to get enough of it to pass.Time is ticking to get something to President Donald Trump’s desk. The deadline to enroll in coverage through the Affordable Care Act is Monday, Dec.…

With ACA credits expiring, Senate prepares for vote that could affect millions of Americans

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on competing proposals to address the expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits.