Two bipartisan measures designed to bring down Obamacare insurance premiums will be left outof a year-end spending bill after Republicans agreed with the partyleaders to let debate slip into next month.

A vote on extending a program that provides health insurance tolow-income children will also likely slide into2018, even as several states face a funding squeeze that couldleave many families without coverage.

Republican Senators Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Susan Collins of Maine said in a jointstatement that it’s clear Congress will only pass a short-termspending fix and, therefore, they will wait until early next yearfor their bills to be considered in a longer-term spending package.The White House has signaled its support for both measures.

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