House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leadership are responding to the looming expiration of Obamacare insurance subsidies by offering legislative measures that the party has long sought, and have faced stiff resistance from Democrats.
Johnson’s legislation, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, is a hodgepodge of Republican priorities for healthcare that have failed to pass through the legislature in the 15 years since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
House Republicans are aiming to drive this healthcare bill through using the urgency of addressing the looming expiration date for enhanced premium subsidies for Obamacare enrollees.
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During the pandemic, Democrats passed enhanced premium tax credits for Obamacare enrollees, expanding subsidies to more people of higher incomes
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