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A bipartisan group of House members, the CommonGround 2025 coalition, unveiled a framework to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and reform the health insurance marketplace. Led by Representatives Gottheimer and Kiggans, the proposal aims to prevent premium increases for 22 million Americans as subsidies are set to expire at year’s end. The plan involves a two-year process with specific steps. With a looming deadline, Gottheimer urged immediate action to lower healthcare costs. Senate Democrats support the framework, and Schumer challenged Republicans to pass the bill, while Kiggans emphasized the group’s commitment to bipartisan solutions after the recent government shutdown.
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What You Need To Know
- A group of 15 House Republicans and 20 Democrats proposed a framework for new legislation Thursday that will extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and commit to reforming thel health insurance marketplace that subsidizes 22 million Americans
- Led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., the CommonGround 2025 framework comes weeks before the subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year and dramatically increase health care costs
- “This is all about working together to find common ground for the American people and to make life more affordable for them,” Gottheimer said during a news conference announcing the framework
- The framework proposes a two-year process that includes two steps, Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., said
The government was shut down for 43 days, from Oct. 1 through Nov. 12. It reopened after eight moderate Democrats in the Senate joined Republicans to support a bill that funds the government through Jan. 30 and House Republicans agreed to the deal, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.
“Time is ticking,” Gottheimer said. “Time is not on our side, but we know that if we work together … to lower costs, we know that our families’ lives will be better. They’ll be healthier, and we’ll deliver for the country, and our best days will be ahead.”
Punchbowl News reported Thursday that Johnson plans to put a health care bill up for a floor vote before the end of the year.
“Every single Democrat will support it,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said during a news conference. “That means Republicans have only one week to decide where they stand. Are they going to vote for this bill and bring health care costs down for the American people or block this bill and send premiums skyrocketing on Jan. 1?”
The office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., did not respond to a request for comment about the Democrats’ proposal.
On the bipartisan House proposal, Kiggans said Thursday: “We did what we said we would do after the 43-day government shutdown. We came together to discuss health care reform.
“I’m here with my colleagues to impress upon our Republican and Democrat House and Senate leadership that we can find bipartisan solutions to provide affordable health care for the people who need it most,” said Kiggans, who is a nurse practitioner and co-chairs the House Nursing Caucus.
She acknowledged differing options on long-term solutions for reforming the ACA but said the group agreed on the short-term solutions presented in CommonGround 2025.
