Healthcare DIVE December 11, 2025
Emily Olsen

The plan to extend the more generous financial assistance for three years is expected to go up for a vote in the Senate Thursday, alongside a Republican alternative that would replace the subsidies.

Dive Brief:

  • Senate Democrats’ plan to extend more generous financial assistance for Affordable Care Act plans would increase the federal deficit by nearly $83 billion over a decade, but millions more would remain insured, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office released Wednesday.
  • Keeping the enhanced subsidies in place through 2028 would increase the number of people with health insurance by 400,000 next year, 3 million in 2027, 4 million in 2028 and 1.1 million in 2029 compared to if the assistance is allowed...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Insurance
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