by Misty Severi
The House passed a Republican-led health care bill Wednesday evening that does not address expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, putting the Obamacare subsidies on a path to expire at the end of the year.
The bill, dubbed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, was passed in a 216-211 vote, with just Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie voting with Democrats against the legislation.
House leadership has struggled to reach a consensus on healthcare reforms ahead of ACA deadline and the issue has come to the forefront in the wake of the government shutdown that Democrats orchestrated to secure healthcare funding.
The legislation is not expected to pass in the Republican-led Senate before it breaks for the holidays.
In the Senate, Republicans introduced the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025. The Republicans’ plan would help extend access to Health Savings Accounts for people on Obamacare.
Americans through Health Savings Accounts. The bill allows Americans to deposit money into these accounts. Anyone aged 18 to 49 can contribute $1,000 to an HSA each year, while those aged 50 to 64 can contribute $1,500.
“ Expanding the use of these HSAs and opening this opportunity for that to be an option in the marketplace is going to see more insurance providers that would make an HSA product available,” Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told The Tennessee Star.
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Misty Severi is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
