House GOP Details Health Care Plan for Vote Next Week

Is letting subsidies expire abandoning millions in need, or creating an opportunity to fix a broken system with real reforms?
House GOP Details Health Care Plan for Vote Next Week
Above: Mike Johnson (C), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (L) and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer in the Capitol on Dec. 10, 2025. Image credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Trump's deliberate sabotage of health care will devastate millions starting Jan. 1 when subsidies expire and premiums double overnight. Veterans, disabled children and seniors face catastrophic coverage loss while Trump offers no replacement plan — just a shrug as Americans die from delayed care and skipped medications. This isn't reform or freedom; it's a cost-shifting scheme that abandons loyal voters the moment they need help most.

Republican narrative

The expiration of Democrats' wasteful COVID-19 subsidies creates a critical opportunity to fix the broken health care system at its root. Republicans are advancing real reforms, like association health plans, PBM transparency requirements, and cost-sharing reductions, that will lower premiums by 12% for everyone. Throwing more money at Obamacare's sinking ship only fuels price inflation instead of addressing systemic problems.

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