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Dulcinea

(9,605 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:23 AM Dec 12

'We don't have a lot of time': Congress comes to terms with an all-but-certain lapse in Obamacare subsidies

(Politico) Hopes for a quick patch saving millions of Americans from sharply higher health insurance premiums have given way to expectations of a long slog on Capitol Hill.

It is now all but certain that enhanced Obamacare subsidies first implemented by Democrats as a Covid relief measure will expire Dec. 31 after the Senate voted down competing partisan health plans Thursday and House GOP leaders indicated they had no plans to bring an extension up for a vote this year.

Less certain is when lawmakers might begin to pick up the pieces — or if they have any hope of finding a solution. A bipartisan group of lawmakers continues to talk about a possible 11th-hour path forward, hoping that the failed votes this week can give them some badly needed momentum. But most of their colleagues are convinced the discussions won’t bear fruit until 2026.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/clock-resets-obamacare-talks-congress-000158292.html

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'We don't have a lot of time': Congress comes to terms with an all-but-certain lapse in Obamacare subsidies (Original Post) Dulcinea Dec 12 OP

Define "lapse?" gab13by13 Dec 12 #1

Hurting human beings then playing golf BOSSHOG Dec 12 #2

Trump's economy is going to hit the fan when people get sick and go broke--there must be a critical mass of outrage. Timeflyer Dec 12 #3

An actual death sentence for millions NotHardly Dec 12 #4

Not surprised. The wealthy hate us animals. They need us to make money for them, Linda ladeewolf Dec 12 #5

Billionaires will have millionaires cleaning their toilets. NotHardly Dec 12 #6

The GQP has wanted to kill the ACA since before it was passed. maxsolomon Dec 12 #7

Republicans couldn't care less durablend Dec 12 #8

gab13by13

(31,063 posts)

1. Define "lapse?"

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:36 AM

Dec 12

I would use the word "death."

BOSSHOG

(44,616 posts)

2. Hurting human beings then playing golf

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:42 AM

Dec 12

The gop platform

Timeflyer

(3,639 posts)

3. Trump's economy is going to hit the fan when people get sick and go broke--there must be a critical mass of outrage.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:12 AM

Dec 12

Someday--universal healthcare in USA. Nov. 2026--Democratic landslide wins! (Maybe, hopefully.)

NotHardly

(2,563 posts)

4. An actual death sentence for millions

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:44 AM

Dec 12

Their cruelty stuns me

Linda ladeewolf

(1,091 posts)

5. Not surprised. The wealthy hate us animals. They need us to make money for them,

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:40 PM

Dec 12

But we are expendable. We make good products, we also are needed to serve them, but they see no other use for us. Perhaps organ donors? Sorry I’m being sarcastic, but I believe it’s also pretty accurate.

NotHardly

(2,563 posts)

6. Billionaires will have millionaires cleaning their toilets.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:03 PM

Dec 12

maxsolomon

(38,108 posts)

7. The GQP has wanted to kill the ACA since before it was passed.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 02:28 PM

Dec 12

They've taken every opportunity they've had to do so in the last 15 years - and would have done so but for John McCain. Why would anyone think they don't want to kill these subsidies?

The American Voter must want the ACA killed as well, since they put the GQP in total control of the Govt and a Sociopath in the White House.

durablend

(8,881 posts)

8. Republicans couldn't care less

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 03:45 PM

Dec 12

"YOU WANT TO PAY YOUR PREMIUMS, GET A(NOTHER) JOB, LOSERS!!!!!!!!!"

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