Health care advocates and progressive groups across Florida said the U.S. Senate’s failure to extend premium subsidies for the Affordable Care Act was a “disheartening setback” that will significantly raise the cost of health insurance for nearly 5 million Floridians, including hundreds of thousands of people in South Florida.

The Senate on Thursday rejected two proposals to address the problem and an emerging health care package from House Republicans does not include an extension, all but guaranteeing that many Americans will see much higher insurance costs in 2026. The subsidy expires Dec. 31.

Florida’s two Republican senators — Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Ashley Moody — joined the majority in voting against the two bills.

Scott said the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamac

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