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Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs Obamacare

Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs

For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs. Concerned shoppers, wondering if there’s anything they can do, are consulting insurance brokers or talking to…
bubmag
December 18, 2025
Will Obamacare subsidies be extended? Four Republicans defy party to force House vote on ACA funding Obamacare

Will Obamacare subsidies be extended? Four Republicans defy party to force House vote on ACA funding

Republicans Obamacare : On Wednesday, four House Republicans broke with their party to sign a “discharge petition” that gives Democrats the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, set to expire for millions of Americans on December 31, as per a report. 22…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
Top House Democrat demands immediate action to extend Obamacare subsidies after four Republicans help force vote – live Obamacare

Top House Democrat demands immediate action to extend Obamacare subsidies after four Republicans help force vote – live

US struck another vessel in the Pacific The US military carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men, according to defense secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on Twitter/X, Hegseth wrote: “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies Obamacare

Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies

In a major setback for Mike Johnson and the House GOP, four Republicans have joined with the Democrats to sign a petition forcing a vote on legislation that will extend for three years premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act healthcare plans. The rebellion underscores the nervousness among Republicans over…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
WATCH: Doctor-lawmaker blames Obamacare for driving health costs higher Obamacare

WATCH: Doctor-lawmaker blames Obamacare for driving health costs higher

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A doctor-turned-House Republican is arguing that there is a direct link between the Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially known as Obamacare, and the increasing cost of healthcare putting a strain on Americans' wallets. "They removed choice by patients by limiting and prohibiting…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
Bipartisan group discusses using discharged House bill for compromise health plan Obamacare

Bipartisan group discusses using discharged House bill for compromise health plan

A bipartisan group of moderate lawmakers privately strategized Wednesday about how to pass an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies early next year — possibly by using a newly discharged House bill as a vehicle for a Senate-backed bipartisan compromise. The closed-door discussion among House and Senate members about amending the…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
4 Republicans defy House speaker to force vote on extending Obamacare subsidies Obamacare

4 Republicans defy House speaker to force vote on extending Obamacare subsidies

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans. The stunning move comes after House Republican leaders pushed ahead…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
Johnson says he has ‘not lost control of the House’ after moderates launch major rebellion Obamacare

Johnson says he has ‘not lost control of the House’ after moderates launch major rebellion

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday insisted that he has not lost control of the lower chamber of Congress in the wake of four Republican moderates mounting a major rebellion by joining with Democrats to force a vote on extending expiring ObamaCare subsidies.  “I have not lost control of the…
bubmag
December 17, 2025
REALLY? John Harwood Defends Dems With ‘Nobody Told Anyone Obamacare Would Solve Everything’ Obamacare

REALLY? John Harwood Defends Dems With ‘Nobody Told Anyone Obamacare Would Solve Everything’

The Affordable Care Act is one of the most dishonestly and deceptively titled pieces of legislation in U.S. history, and it passed early in Barack Obama's first term with zero Republican support. Now that the wheels are coming off the Democrats are nevertheless blaming Republicans for what their own law…
bubmag
December 17, 2025