The U.S. Senate failed to muster enough votes on Thursday to pass a healthcare resolution as Republicans and Democrats blocked competing measures to avoid steep insurance premium hikes, which are set to hit millions of Americans at the end of the year if enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expire.

Although the dueling proposals both sought to avoid premium increases, neither bill garnered the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster and advance out of the Senate.

The GOP-backed proposal, co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, would have redirected funds from the Department of Health and Human Services into health savings accounts (HSAs) for those who have bronze or catastrophic exchange plans. The Health Care Freedom For Patients Act

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