U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, says that during the current federal government shutdown that has been driven in part by Democrats' insistence that Affordable Care Act tax credits be extended, Republicans are working on a healthcare plan. Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP

Republicans now speak of having a plan, not just President Trump’s “ concepts of a plan ." In a bid to end the historically long federal government shutdown, Republicans are pitching a proposal to send money that would be appropriated by Congress directly to households rather than by way of a one-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. As outlined by Senator Cassidy (R-LA), the money granted ACA enrollees could be deposited by them into

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