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EdmondDantes_

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11. Except the extended subsidies have no impact on that

Reply to Bettie (Reply #10)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 11:27 PM

Feb 4

The extended subsidies came in long after the ACA. What's the path to get all the ACA requirements about young adults staying on their parent's plan or doing away with prohibitions on preexisting conditions?

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Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead [View all] In It to Win It Feb 4 OP

...or, How To Lose The Midterms Without Even Trying To Win...nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 4 #1

ACA subsidies were dead the moment Dems caved on the shutdown Bobstandard Feb 4 #3

They died when we didn't win in 2024 EdmondDantes_ Feb 4 #12

They were dead when voters voted for Republicans and not the Democrats that implemented them in the first place. W_HAMILTON Feb 5 #14

The subsidies were dead the second Bettie Feb 4 #2

Did anyone here believe it? AloeVera Feb 4 #7

Why is this a win for the health insurance industry? AZJonnie Feb 4 #8

Once the ACA is fully dead Bettie Feb 4 #10

Except the extended subsidies have no impact on that EdmondDantes_ Feb 4 #11

First step Bettie Feb 5 #16

They tried to kill it before and failed EdmondDantes_ Feb 5 #20

We'll see Bettie Feb 5 #22

Wrong. They've been dead since we lost in 2024. Keeping the government closed would only have pushed federal workers tritsofme Feb 5 #23

Color me shocked. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 4 #4

Literally nobody saw this coming. *checks notes* flvegan Feb 4 #5

That's how you say "bipartisan" In Republican. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Feb 4 #6

You can't deal with the devil. spanone Feb 4 #9

We'll circle back to this in the future EnergizedLib Feb 5 #13

My swimming pool guy had to go from a Silver plan to Bronze... sucks. WarGamer Feb 5 #15

Why was a time limit on the subsidies ever even put into law? Seeking Serenity Feb 5 #17

Of course the ACA is dead. That was the plan. Quick you fuckers give Trump 10 Billion dollars. Autumn Feb 5 #18

Will voters remember in November? n/t Jacson6 Feb 5 #19

Voters had no one to blame but themselves dsc Feb 5 #21