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The Threat of Skyrocketing Health Insurance Costs for Millions is at the Heart of the Government Shutdown
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Mississippi Free Press
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.
And the Senate Democrats said no.”Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., (left), flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
Republican leaders have offered to negotiate with Democrats on ACA health insurance subsidies — after they vote to keep the government open until Nov. 21.