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House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise

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House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise - Lemmy.World

It’s official: House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won’t call a vote to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month. That means higher insurance premiums will go into effect for millions of Americans who get coverage through Obamacare next year. The speaker made the announcement Tuesday after a closed-door Republican caucus meeting, saying that leadership failed to reach a deal with centrist members to bring up an ACA amendment on a health care bill set for a vote on Wednesday.

Dec 16 at 8:36pmWeb
Show threadsamus12345Dec 16
Is this the one they pinky swore to the centrist Dems they’d vote on later?
Show threadLucky_777Dec 16
The senate voted on it, but was struck down. So no reason for the house to do shit. Typical Republican bullshit
Show threadsamus12345Dec 16
Ah, okay, wasn’t aware it had been inevitably struck down yet.
Show threadlololaDec 16
The blink-and-you-miss-it dud of a resolution to the longest government shutdown ever.
Show threadsamus12345Dec 16
And now the GOP knows that Democrats will always cave, so they have no reason to not demand whatever the hell they want. They know they’ll get it.
Show threadStupidBrotherInLawDec 17
The Republicans always knew the Democrats would cave. Controlled opposition.
Show threadsamus12345Dec 17

It looked like they actually weren’t going to this time.

Show threadanon947262949Dec 16

I guess this is a “good” political outcome for democrats. They can clearly point to the republicans’ failure. But what a sad state of affairs when a good political outcome means millions facing immediate healthcare cost increases. End of Jan shutdown incoming, and even more pain in 2026.

Anyone got a less morose take??

Show threadValmondDec 16

I’m European and we’re rearming like hell. Best thing to do now but it could have been so avoided so yeah not terrible here either.

Good luck!

Show threadshalafiDec 17
I’m American and already armed! And practicing!
Show threadValmondDec 17
You’d better train on striking and revolting. IMO.
Show threadshalafiDec 17
Increase?! Nah. This is a loss of coverage for my family. I’m unemployed, but my wife has been FT for a year, she still gets nothing.