Michelle Martin

So this House bill is a package of ideas long favored by conservatives to cut health costs.

like association health plans and new regulations for pharmacy benefit managers.

But they would not do much to prevent the ACA plan premiums from spiking next year.

You know, since the ACA passed 15 years ago, Republicans have tried to repeal and replace it.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the new aim is reduce and repair.

Johnson says subsidies are just expensive taxpayer handouts to insurance companies.

A dozen or so House Republicans have been vocally pushing to extend the subsidies.

Some have

pressed for a vote to tack them onto Johnson's bill.

There are also efforts to maneuver around leadership using a tool called a discharge petition, but none have enough support so far.

And some of these Republicans have been fuming this week.

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler slammed GOP leadership for blocking a vote on the subsidies and Democratic leaders for insisting on a three-year extension without reforms to sway Republicans.

So down to the wire here, Sam, any changes likely?

Bipartisan talks are still happening among some rank-and-file senators, but most lawmakers have acknowledged a solution is not going to happen this year, which means premiums for many Americans are going to shoot up on January 1st.

Thank you.

Plus, Republicans in Indiana reject a redistricting proposal.

President Trump successfully pushed other states to help Republicans win next year's midterm elections.

So why did Indiana's Republicans break with the president?

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NPR's Joanna Kikis is in Kyiv as she has been through much of this war and she's with us now.