Overview
- President Trump called on Republicans to reroute Affordable Care Act subsidy dollars from insurers to individuals and renewed his push to end the Senate filibuster.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration is not putting a direct-payment plan before the Senate now and will not negotiate on health policy until agencies are funded.
- Democrats proposed a one-year extension of enhanced ACA tax credits to reopen the government, but Republican leaders rejected it as a nonstarter.
- Some GOP senators, including Bill Cassidy, Lindsey Graham and Rick Scott, voiced interest in HSA-style direct funding, with Scott saying he is drafting legislation.
- With open enrollment underway, experts and marketplaces warn premiums could surge if enhanced subsidies lapse at year-end, as senators hold rare weekend sessions to explore temporary funding paths.