The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as millions of Americans face spiking health care costs when the current tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year.

The “Healthcare Price Cuts Act” is designed to end what one official described as “surprise premium hikes” tied to the ACA.

President Trump is blaming health insurers for rising health care costs, adopting a populist approach as he seeks to counter attacks by Democrats that the GOP has done too little to keep health care affordable.

When lawmakers return to D.C. on December 1st, they'll have less than three weeks to debate and potentially extend Biden-era Affordable Care Act subsidies, which would expire at the end of this year.

Silver plans have more moderate deductibles. KFF, the nonpartisan group that conducts health care research, has estimated that in the Sacramento area, a 40-year-old with a $31,000 income, who paid $58 a month for the silver plan, would see their payment jump to $153.

"Black Hills deserve strong, reliable access to quality health care," South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden said in an X post.

Most of the federal funding cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act don’t take effect until 2027 or 2028. But there are others, besides nutrition assistance and health insurance subsidies, that

Delaware has applied for up to $1 billion in federal funding to address a rural health care crisis. The proposal includes 15 new programs, such as establishing the state's first medical school and offering financial incentives to attract health care workers.

Over 1.5 million Georgians rely on the state-based exchange known as Georgia Access for insurance, making the Peach State host to the fourth-highest marketplace enrollment in the country, according to one analysis. Over 90 percent of those enrollees use the federal subsidies to afford their insurance.