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The House has passed a group of health care provisions backed by Republicans.
These are intended to lower health care costs for some people,
including those working for small businesses.
But NPR's Selena Simmons-Deven reports this does not extend the subsidies for people paying for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Republicans don't like the Affordable Care Act and they don't want to vote to shore it up.
They say the enhanced subsidies are just papering over the high cost of health insurance.
Also, they say that it's a really small portion of the population that relies on these plans,
only about 7% of Americans.
Most people get their insurance through their jobs or through Medicaid or Medicare.
So Republicans seem to be making the calculation that even
if some of their voters are on the hook for these higher premiums,
it might not be enough to hurt the party politically.
NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reporting.