US EditionDemocrats rally around healthcare in shutdown fight, hoping for edge in 2026
- With the shutdown entering its third day, House Democrats made healthcare the focus after talks collapsed on or after September 30, blocking a clean CR.
- Refusing a clean CR, Democrats are pressing for extended Affordable Care Act subsidies for 24 million Americans as a central demand.
- Analysts warn that subsidies lapsing would cause about 4.2 million to lose coverage, with KFF finding premiums could more than double from $888 this year to $1,904 in 2026.
- The General Services Administration notes the first missed direct deposit is Oct. 10, and non–active-duty military pay begins missing on Oct. 15, costing hundreds of thousands of federal workers pay and services.
- The media confrontation exposed messaging vulnerabilities when CNN host Jake Tapper pressed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on emergency Medicaid for noncitizens and Jeffries’s YouTube livestream peaked around 1,000 viewers, dropping to as few as 36.
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Jarvis: This shutdown fight has life-or-death consequences
At the heart of the fight over the government shutdown is the fate of health insurance for millions of Americans who may soon face an impossible choice: accept a significant increase in their premiums or take a gamble and forgo coverage. About 4.2 million people are expected to lose coverage if Congress fails to extend premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans, known as Obamacare, according to the Congressional Budget Office. A separate an…
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BizTocHealthcare Takes Center Stage In Shutdown Standoff
Democrats in Congress are making healthcare the centerpiece of their standoff with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the government shutdown enters its third day. They are pushing to extend subsidies for 24 million Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act, betting that the issue of affordability and access will resonate with voters ahead of the 2026 midterms. CNN is not a NEWS organization. They cut off the Republican press confer…
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