Senate to vote on two competing healthcare plans this week

The Senate this week will vote on two competing healthcare plans. With COVID-era health care subsidies set to expire, senators will vote on a Democratic bill to extend the ACA tax credits for three years. This vote was promised during the government shutdown, but it lacks the bipartisan support needed for passage. Republicans have a plan that would replace the subsidies with new savings accounts. It, too, is likely to fail. As a result, millions of Americans are bracing for more expensive health care coverage.