Government shutdown: Lawmakers spar over health care, fear a long-term standoff

Government Shutdown: The Dispute at the Heart of It

Health care for illegal immigrants is neither as costly as Republicans suggest nor as financially negligible as Democrats contend.

Looming Health Insurance Spikes for Millions Are at the Heart of Federal Shutdown

(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their healthcare demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government is funded. At issue are tax...

Looming Health Care Costs At Heart Of Shutdown As Millions Face Premium Hikes

The US government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government is funded.

Lawmakers react to government shutdown

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) - News Channel 11 spoke with lawmakers on Wednesday about the government shutdown and Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding. Our region, more than many others, relies heavily on federally funded programs to support underserved areas with low-income households. Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said that without federal funding, he expects Southwest Virginia to "take it on the chin in terms of health care." "I think abou…

Government shutdown: Lawmakers spar over health care, fear a long-term standoff

The deadline to avert a government shutdown has come and gone with Democrats and Republicans quibbling over health care spending. Some lawmakers fear the impasse could last for a while.