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House GOP leadership will permit a floor vote to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies — an olive branch to moderate members who have been clamoring for a chance to go on record in support of an extension. Republican leaders are racing to finalize a health care package to unveil as soon as Friday evening, which they plan to put on the floor next week. “The process” for considering that package “will allow” a vote on an amendment to prevent the subsidies from lapsing Dec. 31, according to a House Republican leadership aide granted anonymity to share the unannounced plans. It’s a concession from leaders who have been reluctant to endorse an extension of the subsidies, which divides congressional Republicans. It’s a win for centrists and vulnerable incumbents, who see political peril in not acting on the tax credits and have been promising to push discharge petitions that would circumvent leadership and force votes on their own legislative proposals. Speaker Mike Johnson and senior Republicans met Friday morning on the topic to chart a path forward. But Republicans leaders ultimately expect the extension vote to fail, resulting in skyrocketing premiums for millions of Americans when the subsidies expire at the end of the year. Instead, according to House Republican leadership aides, Republicans are preparing to roll out a health care framework that would allow businesses that fund their own health plans to purchase “stop-loss” policies — which would protect businesses from going bankrupt from just a few unexpectedly expensive insurance claims. It also would appropriate funds to pay for “cost-sharing reductions” in Obamacare and include some elements of a separate legislative proposal designed to crack down on pharmacy benefit managers – companies that negotiate drug prices on behalf of insurers and large employers. Leaders still need to get sign-off from conservative hard-liners, however, who are pushing for even stronger guardrails as part of the planned Affordable Care Act extension amendment and assurances about future health care talks early next year, according to three people with direct knowledge of the conversations. Benjamin Guggenheim contributed to this report. Lead Art: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrives for an event at the U.S. Capitol Dec. 10, 2025. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) | AP

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