House GOP leaders pitch members on addressing 'Unaffordable Care Act' [View all]

Source: Politico

11/18/2025 11:22 AM ESTUpdated: 11/18/2025 11:51 AM EST


House Republican leaders delivered a presentation to members Tuesday morning slamming the enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act that are due to expire at the end of the year.

It comes as members of both parties and chambers are rushing to develop, and pass, legislation to lower health care costs by Dec. 31, when the Obamacare subsidies will expire and premiums are set to go through the roof.

There are multiple opinions among Republicans about whether the best path forward to keep the price of health care down involves extending the tax credits — possibly with some modifications to appease conservatives — or constructing an entirely new framework, like an overhaul of health savings accounts.

President Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday morning on behalf of the latter approach, saying “THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I WILL SUPPORT OR APPROVE IS SENDING THE MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE, WITH NOTHING GOING TO THE BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES.” “Congress, do not waste your time and energy on anything else,” he wrote on Truth Social.

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