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ACA subsidy clash shapes 2026 midterms as Senate plan fails and House weighs next steps
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After the U.S. Senate rejected dueling plans to address expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, the fight has spilled into 2026 midterm politics and shifted pressure to the House, where Republicans are advancing alternative premium‑relief ideas while centrists push for an extension.
In a commentary for The Daily Wire, Walter Myers III argues that the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, has expanded coverage but failed to solve healthcare affordability. He traces the system’s historical roots, criticizes regulatory structures, and proposes market-based reforms to lower costs, amid deep partisan disagreement over the law’s future.
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With enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire Dec. 31, Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is urging Congress to steer the aid into patient‑controlled accounts rather than to insurers. The idea has drawn support from President Donald Trump and interest from some senators as leaders prepare a December vote secured in the deal that ended the shutdown.