{"id":273191,"date":"2026-01-08T00:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/273191\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T00:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:44:06","slug":"us-house-advances-democratic-effort-to-reinstate-healthcare-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/273191\/","title":{"rendered":"US House advances Democratic effort to reinstate healthcare subsidies"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Four Republicans worked with Democrats to force ACA votes<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Prospects for compromise bill in Senate uncertain<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Push comes as Americans face a rise in health insurance premiums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) &#8211; The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced Democratic legislation that would reinstate expired healthcare subsidies, as the two parties jockey to lure voters in November&#8217;s congressional elections with competing approaches to an &#8220;affordability crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nine Republicans split with their party and voted with 212 Democrats to tee up the measure for a final vote, expected on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-house-vote-democratic-effort-reinstate-healthcare-subsidies-2026-01-07\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Flegal%2Fgovernment%2Fus-house-vote-democratic-effort-reinstate-healthcare-subsidies-2026-01-07%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Senate has already rejected the measure, but backers hope a successful House vote could provide impetus for a compromise.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic initiative comes at a time when <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trumps-approval-rating-slips-39-economy-weighs-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-12-16\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">33% of U.S. adults approve<\/a> of Republican President Donald Trump&#8217;s handling of the U.S. economy, and voters cite healthcare and other costs as a top concern. Democrats have made this the centerpiece of their effort to win control of the House and Senate in November&#8217;s midterm elections.Trump has <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/13-letter-word-tripping-up-trump-risking-republicans-hold-congress-2025-12-11\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mocked the word &#8220;affordability,<\/a>&#8221; worrying party strategists that he could be hurting their prospects for the midterm elections.On Tuesday, he <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-house-republicans-if-we-dont-win-midterms-i-will-get-impeached-2026-01-06\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">urged Republicans<\/a> to oppose the Democratic healthcare initiative but also show some flexibility on their anti-abortion efforts.The Democrats&#8217; legislation would reinstate healthcare subsidies that lower costs for 24 million Americans who get their coverage through the Affordable Care Act, which <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/republican-infighting-healthcare-erupts-us-house-subsidy-expiration-approaches-2025-12-17\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expired<\/a> at the end of 2025. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that without the subsidies, 100,000 more people annually would go uninsured and the government would spend $36 billion less over 10 years. Outside experts estimate some people&#8217;s healthcare costs would double.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, 3.8 million more people would gain coverage and the government would spend $350 billion more over the next decade under the Democrats&#8217; proposal, according to CBO.<\/p>\n<p>Though Democrats do not control the House or the Senate, four Republicans representing swing districts joined them last month to force a vote on the healthcare subsidies over the objections of House Speaker Mike Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans<a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/republican-infighting-healthcare-erupts-us-house-subsidy-expiration-approaches-2025-12-17\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> passed an alternative <\/a>last month that would reduce subsidies overall, while lowering costs for some and raising costs for others, but it would not kick in until 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Richard Cowan; 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