On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that “the healthcare system is broken and we need to fix it.” But doing so “requires Republicans deciding to abandon their my-way-or-the-highway approach” to thatThe post Jeffries: GOP Is Reas... Read more
Brietbart - Dec 19
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday expressed cautious optimism about a bipartisan compromise on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for a select group of Americans before the tax credits expire at the end of the year. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the chair of... Read more
The Hill - Dec 14
House Republicans unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. Read more
Abc News - Dec 13
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) expressed concern that Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies will not be extended before the end of this year. “It’s a tragedy,” Sanders told host Kaitlan Collins on CNN’s “The Source.” The Vermont progressive added that Americans “are not prepared” for the ramifications... Read more
The Hill - Dec 10
Senate Democrats intend to force a vote next week on a proposed three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits to offset premium costs. Read more
Upi - Dec 04
With backlash growing to surging health insurance costs, Trump is floating a temporary extension of extra ACA subsidies. Read more
Stat - Nov 24Lori Hunt, a breast cancer survivor, says she "couldn't afford" health insurance without the subsidies she receives through the Affordable Care Act. Read more
Cbs News - Oct 10
It’s the issue at the center of the government shutdown: subsidies for ACA healthcare plans that expire at the end of the year which will send premiums soaring for millions of Americans. Democrats want to negotiate an extension for the subsidies before voting to reopen the government and now GOP ... Read more
Nbc News - Oct 08
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Democrats stand firm on ACA subsidies Senate Democrats shot down a House-passed stopgap bill to fund the government, not budging on their demand that ObamaCare premium tax subsidies be extended ahead of their year... Read more
The Hill - Sep 19