At issue are tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. Their expiration would more than double what subsidized enrollees currently pay for premiums next year, according to an analysis by KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues. But the party’s lawmakers in Congress argue negotiations over health care will take time, and a stopgap measure to get the government funded is a more urgent priority. He added the higher health care costs millions of Americans are facing are coming “in an environment where the cost of living is already too high.”At the White House on Monday, congressional Democratic leaders shared their health care concerns with Trump. And the Senate Democrats said no.”Republican leaders have offered to negotiate with Democrats on ACA health insurance subsidies — but only once they vote to keep the government open until Nov. 21.