Forbes January 13, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives has sent two competing bills to the Senate regarding the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. One, passed by the House in mid-December, definitively ends the enhanced tax credits in favor of “pro-market” policies. The other, passed by the House last week, extends them for three years.
It’s unclear what the Senate will do. It could defeat both bills and let matters take their course. It could cobble together a compromise for the next two years. Or maybe, just maybe, it will initiate a long-overdue bipartisan push to make American healthcare more accessible and affordable.
The bill to extend the ACA’s enhanced tax credits for three years passed the House Thursday after 17 Republicans...
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