US EditionWhen Will Shutdown End? Lawmakers Have No Clue
Democrats insist on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies to keep premiums affordable for 20 million Americans as a condition to prevent a government shutdown.
- On Monday, Democratic leaders met with President Donald Trump at the White House to press for an ACA subsidy extension amid a funding fight that could shut the government at midnight on Oct. 1st.
- The ACA subsidies were expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic under President Joe Biden, but their lapse threatens higher premiums for about 20 million Americans receiving notices soon.
- Republicans are weighing ways to restructure the enhanced subsidies to lower the current annual projected cost of $35 billion, while SBA Pro-Life America has lobbied for tighter insurer rules and Senate Democrats say they were repeatedly rebuffed.
- A shutdown would leave millions of federal workers unpaid, delay Social Security benefit payments and veteran services, and close national parks and museums.
- Some Republican pollsters say extending subsidies could help the GOP in 2026, while Democratic operatives are planning 2026 campaign attacks on Republicans who refuse to extend tax credits.
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Nevadans who buy health insurance on their own through the state-run marketplace this year may have to pay an additional $147 each month, not including costs from the impending expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that would further increase the cost of certain plans. Democrats want the subsidies to remain in place, have used them as an issue in their negotiations over federal funding, and appear prepared for a government shutdown u…
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