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Scalise Says GOP Will Fast-Track Healthcare Overhaul 'In The Next Few Weeks' as ACA Subsidies Loom

10:53 PM, 12/05/2025
Scalise Says GOP Will Fast-Track Healthcare Overhaul 'In The Next Few Weeks' as ACA Subsidies Loom

Overview: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Republicans will bring a package of healthcare bills to the House floor within weeks, promising lower costs and more consumer choice. The GOP plan emphasizes expanding competition and transparency, removing legal barriers to plan options, boosting Health Savings Accounts and lowering drug prices. The move comes as enhanced ACA subsidies are set to expire at year-end, a change that could raise premiums for millions if Congress does not act.

House GOP Plans Swift Push On Healthcare Bills

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Republicans plan to bring a package of healthcare bills to the House floor within weeks, intensifying debate over the U.S. health system more than a decade after the Affordable Care Act became law.

Speaking Friday on the "Ruthless" podcast, Scalise emphasized the rapid timeline:

"We're bringing a number of bills to the floor in the next few weeks. Not next year, I'm talking about in the next few weeks. This may be breaking news."

Scalise described the package as focused on lowering costs and expanding consumer choice. He criticized the 2010 law, saying it increased premiums for families and questioning the ACA's affordability claims.

Key Features The GOP Is Promoting

According to Scalise, the Republican plan would:

  • Encourage greater competition and transparency in the health insurance market;
  • Remove legal barriers that limit the types of plans available to individuals, families and small employers so they can access broader purchasing options;
  • Expand the role of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to give consumers more flexibility in buying coverage and managing health expenses;
  • Include measures intended to lower prescription drug prices.

Scalise argued that allowing small businesses to combine purchasing power — like a larger employer — and increasing plan options would let consumers shop for coverage more like they shop for other services.

The announcement comes as enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which some Democrats sought to guarantee during this year’s government shutdown, are set to expire at the end of the year. If Congress does not act, the end of those enhanced subsidies could raise premiums for millions of Americans.

Scalise challenged Democrats to support the GOP proposals, framing the choice as backing measures that "lower healthcare costs, giving families options" versus voting to "bail out the big insurance companies" and keep consumers in plans they dislike.

Conservative commentators and lawmakers are weighing in on potential Republican approaches to reshaping or replacing parts of the ACA; Scalise framed the forthcoming bills as the next GOP effort to address cost and choice issues ahead of the subsidy expiration.

Context: The Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010 and has been the subject of ongoing policy debate. Proposals to alter market rules, expand HSAs, or change subsidy structures would require legislative approval and could face political and legal challenges.

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