President Donald Trump has promised to address the growing health care crisis in America, which he has repeatedly failed to deliver on in the past. During a photo-op, Trump claimed that Americans would soon receive trillions of dollars from him to replace expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
However, his off-the-cuff answer was met with skepticism, as it lacks details about how this plan will be implemented and what benefits it will provide to those struggling with rising premiums and deductibles. The GOP’s handling of the health care issue is becoming a major headache for Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Divisions within the party have boiled over as Trump’s stance on health care has been met with criticism from some of his own supporters, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene. Her comments suggest that she may be more in tune with the economic insecurity felt by regular Americans than the billionaire president and his wealthy Cabinet.
A group of endangered House Republicans has urged Johnson to address expiring enhanced ACA subsidies when the government reopens. Senate Republican leader John Thune agreed to hold a vote in December on extending these subsidies, but it’s unclear whether a Democrat-written bill will pass.
The shutdown drama highlighted the ACA issue, with many Democrats arguing that Republicans have failed to fix health care. In an NBC News poll, 10% of respondents cited the cost of health care premiums as the single top issue deciding their vote for Congress next year.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/10/politics/government-shutdown-trump-rebate-checks-gop-health-care-analysis