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Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, said "there's a deal to be had" on a plan to address health care costs after a pair of bills failed to secure enough support to advance in the Senate last week.
In about 22 days, a large portion of government health care subsidies expire, affecting the cost and availability of insurance for no less than millions of people. And yet, Congress is set to leave Washington in two weeks.
Billions of dollars in tax credits under the Affordable Care Act are poised to expire at the end of the year. Lawmakers in both parties say they're nowhere close to a deal to renew them.
A bipartisan deal on health care remains elusive in the Senate with a key vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits set for next week.
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After failed Senate votes, is there any hope for a health care deal before premiums skyrocket?
Some hope the House can find a bipartisan solution, but the expiration date for enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits is fast-approaching.
Competing health care plans failed to meet the 60-vote threshold in the Senate Thursday. With federal ACA subsidies set to expire, health insurance costs are expected to surge in the new year.
With the partisan exercise behind them, some senators are expressing tepid optimism about a path forward on a health care compromise.