Obamacare subsidies set to expire at end of year Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the problems with Obamacare on 'One Nation.' NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats now have their plan to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, but it's unlikely that Senate Republicans will give it the green light.  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., unveiled Democrats' plan to prevent the subsidies from expiring by the end of this year on Thursday.