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8. Why is this a win for the health insurance industry?

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:08 PM

22 hrs ago

Walk me through it?

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Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead [View all] In It to Win It 23 hrs ago OP

...or, How To Lose The Midterms Without Even Trying To Win...nt Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #1

ACA subsidies were dead the moment Dems caved on the shutdown Bobstandard 23 hrs ago #3

They died when we didn't win in 2024 EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #12

The subsidies were dead the second Bettie 23 hrs ago #2

Did anyone here believe it? AloeVera 22 hrs ago #7

Why is this a win for the health insurance industry? AZJonnie 22 hrs ago #8

Once the ACA is fully dead Bettie 21 hrs ago #10

Except the extended subsidies have no impact on that EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #11

First step Bettie 19 hrs ago #16

They tried to kill it before and failed EdmondDantes_ 9 hrs ago #20

We'll see Bettie 8 hrs ago #22

Color me shocked. BlueTsunami2018 23 hrs ago #4

Literally nobody saw this coming. *checks notes* flvegan 23 hrs ago #5

That's how you say "bipartisan" In Republican. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus 22 hrs ago #6

You can't deal with the devil. spanone 21 hrs ago #9

We'll circle back to this in the future EnergizedLib 21 hrs ago #13

My swimming pool guy had to go from a Silver plan to Bronze... sucks. WarGamer 19 hrs ago #15

Why was a time limit on the subsidies ever even put into law? Seeking Serenity 14 hrs ago #17

Will voters remember in November? n/t Jacson6 10 hrs ago #19

Voters had no one to blame but themselves dsc 9 hrs ago #21