President Trump was expected to announce a health policy proposal that would include a two-year extension of Obamacare subsidies. According to MS NOW, it is currently turned off.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump appears ready to propose a policy framework to address health care costs, including extending subsidies in the Affordable Care Act that expire at the end of December, according to multiple media reports.
However, the White House has delayed the proposal due to resistance from Republicans in Congress, MS NOW and CNN reported.
It was expected to be announced as early as Monday, November 24th. The proposal, which must be approved by Congress, would extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years and include new eligibility limits for enrolling in Obamacare, according to Politico.
The White House did not put a health care announcement on the president’s official schedule, but several reports say it is expected to be announced later this week. Those plans now appear to have been scrapped following pushback from Republicans in Congress.
“The audacity of the president of the United States to propose any changes to the ACA has many people worried,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), a Trump ally, said in a video posted on X. “At least President Trump’s proposal will have some effect in two years. It will ensure that people don’t lose their insurance and prove that mass fraud is not occurring.”
He added: “I think this is something we should look at anyway, but we probably won’t look at it. We’ll probably kill it in the press.”
Politico reported that the proposed eligibility limits in President Trump’s proposal include an eligibility cap of 700% above the federal poverty line. The White House plan also called for funding to be used to reduce out-of-pocket costs for ACA plans, allowing participants to apply tax credits to tax-advantaged savings accounts when they move to lower-premium health plans.
The White House’s foray into health care policy comes as Obamacare premiums are expected to rise at the end of the year unless subsidies are extended, leaving Republicans in Congress in a dilemma of avoiding major political responsibility ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The policy battle was at the heart of the record government shutdown that ended earlier this month.
The White House did not confirm or deny the proposal or reports of its delay. “Until President Trump announces it himself, any reports regarding his administration’s health care policy are mere speculation,” White House Press Secretary Khush Desai said in a statement.
White House press secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters that health care is being discussed “very frequently and intensely within the West Wing.”
“Right now, the president is deeply involved in these discussions and is very focused on putting forth a health care proposal that will fix the system and reduce costs for consumers,” Levitt said, without elaborating.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair said last week that the Trump administration plans to introduce a health care bill. “We’re going to have a conversation about health care. We’re going to introduce some legislation,” Prime Minister Blair said at the Bloomberg Government Policy Breakfast on November 18.
President Trump has repeatedly talked about overhauling the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature law, and has floated the idea of sending federal money directly to consumers rather than health insurance companies.
As part of a recently approved deal to end a 43-day government shutdown, Senate Republicans agreed to hold a vote in December on the expiring aid. Democrats had previously pushed for an extension of the subsidies to be included in the deal to reopen the government, but withdrew their request in exchange for the vote.
Republican lawmakers are divided over how to handle the subsidies, with some hardline conservatives saying they should be allowed to expire, while moderates support extending them.
According to KFF, the approximately 22 million Americans who receive Obamacare tax credits would see their monthly premium payments more than double on average if the subsidies were not extended, meaning consumers would pay an average of $1,016 more in 2026.
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(This story has been updated with more information.)
