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Senate Sets Vote on ACA Subsidy Extension as GOP Divisions Persist

Millions risk steep cost increases with Republicans lacking a unified alternative.

Shoppers walk outside a grocery store in Bergenfield, New Jersey, on October 24.
FILE - State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, in Allentown, Pa., Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) jokes with a photographer about his attire as he arrives for evening votes on November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate reached a deal late Sunday to fund the government, aiming to end the longest shutdown in history. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The GOP-controlled Senate is expected to vote Thursday on Democrats’ clean three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, a measure unlikely to reach the 60 votes needed to advance.
  • Republican leaders have panned the clean extension as unserious and are pressing for income caps, anti-fraud provisions and abortion-funding safeguards, with no single plan commanding conference-wide support.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans will unveil a health care proposal this week, as Democrats pursue a discharge petition and a bipartisan House group pushes a CommonGround 2025 framework with a one-year extension, income limits, and fraud measures.
  • GOP alternatives under discussion include directing funds into Health Savings Accounts, backed by President Trump, and the CARE Act plan to phase out subsidies for higher earners and require a $25 minimum monthly premium.
  • KFF reports many enrollees could see premiums more than double and one in four say they are very likely to go uninsured if the enhanced credits lapse, while CBO projects millions more uninsured over time.