House Passes GOP Health Care Bill Without Obamacare Subsidy Extension

Some House Republicans pushed for a short-term extension of Obamacare’s enhanced premium tax credits in addition to the market reforms included in the bill.

The U.S. Capitol at sunset on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on Dec. 17 passed a health care reform bill amid an intra-party debate on whether to extend the expiring enhanced premium tax credits offered in the Affordable Care Act exchanges.

The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act aims to lower health insurance premiums in both the Affordable Care Act exchanges and the general market. The Affordable Care Act is former President Barack Obama’s health care law, known as Obamacare.