AXIOS December 12, 2025
House Republicans unveiled details of their health care plan Friday ahead of planned votes next week.
Why it matters: The plan does not include an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. Instead, there are other GOP ideas aimed at lowering health care costs.
- House GOP leadership aides said they also expect a vote on an amendment to extend the ACA subsidies in some form.
- While the details are still being worked out, the ACA extension is unlikely to pass, since Democrats are still pushing for a “clean” extension, not one with GOP-backed reforms attached.
- Many Republicans oppose any kind of subsidy extension.
What’s inside: The underlying GOP plan includes a measure to expand association health plans, which...
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