Seventeen House Republicans joined Democrats on Thursday to extend the expiring enhanced Obamacare subsidies, pushing healthcare reform to the Senate.
The House voted 230-196 to pass H.R. 1834, the Breaking the Gridlock Act, a bill that would extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies, more formally known as the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs) for three more years.
Democrats first enhanced the Obamacare premium tax credit to offset the cost of health insurance premiums through the coronavirus-era Biden stimulus plan known as the American Rescue Plan. Democrats, under Biden, then extended the credits through the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, leaving them to expire at the end of 2025. The expiration of the enhanced subsidies led to a weekslong government shutdown by Democrats.
Democrats failed to achieve their goal wit