Congress Speeds Toward Health Care Cliff Without GOP Consensus

December 2, 2025, 10:43 PM UTC

Republicans emerged from House and Senate conference meetings Tuesday united on a need for the party to chart a path forward on health care — but worlds apart on what it should be.

While leaders of both chambers said they’re actively working on a Republican response to Democrats’ call for a clean extension of enhanced Obamacare tax credits, their GOP members telegraphed a swath of contradictory plans to deal with the health care cliff. And with little time left before the end of the year, the expiration of those expanded Covid-era Affordable Care Act credits looks more likely by the ...

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