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White House Delays Health Plan After GOP Revolt Over Proposed ACA Subsidy Extension

Republican backlash to a leaked draft leaves the White House recalibrating ahead of a Senate vote, with an end‑of‑year deadline looming.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., center, flanked by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., House minority whip, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., lead fellow Democrats to speak on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House before votes to end the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House on November 22.
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MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 12: An Obamacare sign sits in front of an insurance agency on November 12, 2025 in Miami, Florida. House Democrats are said to be looking at steps to force a vote on extending the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits after Republicans did not address the issue as part of a deal to reopen the federal government. The House is expected to vote today on ending the record-long government shutdown. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Overview

  • The expected unveiling was postponed after reports detailed a two‑year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits paired with new limits.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson told senior officials most House Republicans oppose extending the subsidies, signaling tough prospects for any deal in the House.
  • Draft features under discussion included a 700%‑of‑poverty income cap, a required minimum monthly premium contribution, and options to steer aid into HSA‑style accounts or expand plans outside ACA exchanges.
  • Roughly 22 million people currently benefit from the enhanced subsidies, and independent analyses warn premiums would spike and coverage would drop if they lapse on December 31.
  • The White House says no plan is final as Senate leaders prepare a mid‑December vote, and experts caution broader structural alternatives cannot be stood up by January 1.