Health care

• Republicans push competing health care plan ahead of ACA extension vote - Senate Republicans are circulating competing health care proposals ahead of a key Thursday vote to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for three years. The Democratic-sponsored proposal to extend the subsidies is expected to fail, an
• Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire - Republicans in key battleground U.S. House districts are working to contain the political fallout that may come when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act.
• ‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies - Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political allies.
• Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling - Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny sank into debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 per month. Bigny is among the many Americans dependent on Affordable Care Act marketp