Rep. Mike Lawler leaves following a meeting of the House Republican Conference on March 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)
The "CommonGround 2025: A Bipartisan Health Care Framework,", co-led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Jen Kiggans, R-Va., would include a one-year extension of the enhanced premium tax credits, with targeted modifications to be voted on by Dec. 18, in the House and Senate.
It also calls for new guardrails to prevent "ghost beneficiaries" and crackdown on fraud.
The 35 House members supporting the healthcare plan sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., urging them to consider the framework.
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Gottheimer said families have seen their health insurance premiums surge during open enrollment and warned that, with the expiring ACA tax credits, millions of families could see their health premiums rise an average of 26% next year.
"In Jersey, where we live, it could be even rougher with a 175% increase. That's $20,000 for a family of four. And that's why we're all here together to try to solve this problem, do something about it," he told reporters.
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
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