United States Senators have rejected duelling health bills aimed at helping Americans deal with rising insurance costs in the new year.

On Thursday, Republicans blocked a Democrat-led measure that would extend COVID-era subsidies for three years under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare.

The proposal was the congressional Democrats’ solution to address rising healthcare premiums next year. But the legislation failed to attract enough Republicans and fell short of the chamber’s 60-vote threshold to advance.

All Democrats voted for the bill alongside four Republicans: Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska, as well as Susan Collins of Maine and Josh Hawley of Missouri.

Without the subsidies, premiums could more than double in cost on average, according to KFF, a he

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