'Obamacare-lite'? Republicans revolt against Trump's secret health care plan

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Source: MS NOW/MSNBC News

Nov. 24, 2025, 2:17 PM EST


President Donald Trump is delaying a planned announcement of a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, according to two White House officials, after congressional Republicans pushed back against the president’s sudden embrace of the expiring subsidies. Trump was expected to unveil a plan aimed at halting ACA premium spikes on Monday, as first reported by MS NOW. But the reveal has been postponed — though not canceled — said the White House officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss the internal strategy.

Both White House officials noted that Trump’s announcement — which was never officially on the schedule — would take place soon. But they acknowledged the initial plan, which would have sought to end “surprise premium hikes” for those on Obamacare programs, was being actively reworked. “Until President Trump makes an announcement himself, any reporting about the Administration’s healthcare positions is mere speculation,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said.

While the White House sought to downplay the seriousness of the delay, Republicans indicated they were surprised and angered by a plan that would help preserve the Affordable Care Act.

“I wasn’t expecting the proposal to be Obamacare-lite,” a conservative House Republican, who requested anonymity to discuss the yet-to-be-released plan. “Absolutely not supportive of extending ACA subsidies.” “I’ve talked to enough [Republicans] to know that people weren’t expecting this and aren’t happy about it,” this lawmaker added. “I don’t see how a proposal like this has any chance of getting majority Republican support. We need to be focused on health care, but extending Obamacare isn’t even serious.”

Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/trump-aca-health-care-announcement-delay-congressional-republicans

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I guess... (another) "2 weeks"?

As I noted before, it took over ONE YEAR and something like 12 Committees (6 in each Chamber) + 2 bills (one that had to be done by reconciliation when we lost our 60 (D) margin in the Senate), to put together what is officially the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act". You can't just throw something else like that together in a few weeks.

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