66 h. ago With ACA subsidies still up in the air, health insurance shoppers are left in limbo

The government shutdown has ended, but extending Affordable Care Act subsidies remains unaddressed, leaving health insurance shoppers in limbo and facing a significant increase in costs.

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3 d. ago On day 43 of the shutdown, a vote in the House could bring the impasse to an end

A vote in the House expected on Wednesday could end what is now the longest shutdown on record. Democrats are decrying the plan, saying it fails to address expiring health care subsidies.

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4 d. ago How Mass. lawmakers are reacting to the deal that could end the government shutdown

Lamenting the looming loss of health care subsidies, members of Congress from Massachusetts say the deal was a bad idea. The post How Mass. lawmakers are reacting to the deal that could end the government shutdown appeared first on Boston.com.

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5 d. ago Murkowski, Sullivan back Senate bill to end federal shutdown, with fate of health care subsidies still unknown

Murkowski, Sullivan back Senate bill to end federal shutdown, with fate of health care subsidies still unknown  Anchorage Daily News

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5 d. ago Alaska’s U.S. senators support end of federal shutdown, with fate of health care subsidies still unknown

Alaska’s U.S. senators support end of federal shutdown, with fate of health care subsidies still unknown  Anchorage Daily News

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5 d. ago Dem senator reveals deal that secured shutdown's fate — says it was 'worth it' to stop federal layoffs

Democrats failed to extend Obamacare subsidies, but Sen. Tim Kaine won federal workforce protections in the government shutdown deal.

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6 d. ago Government shutdown updates: Senate vote marks step towards ending federal shutdown

Trump offers more insight into proposal that directs subsidies directly to the American people to pay for health care rather than sending funds insurance companies.

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6 d. ago Government shutdown updates: Trump says ACA subsidies would go into HSAs

Trump offers more insight into proposal that directs subsidies directly to the American people to pay for health care rather than sending funds insurance companies.

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8 d. ago Dem Rep. Scholten: ACA Subsidies 'Subsidize the Cost of Health Care', Which We Shouldn't Do

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) said that the ACA tax credits have to be extended to end the government shutdown, but “these tax credits are not the long-term solution. We should not be The post Dem Rep. Scholten: ACA Subsidies ‘Subsidize the Cost of Health Care’, Which We Shouldn’t Do appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago In Minnesota and Washington, debate over health care subsidies continues as shutdown drags on

In Minnesota and Washington, debate over health care subsidies continues as shutdown drags on  MPR News

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3 w. ago Health insurance is at the center of the government shutdown battle

The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans.

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3 w. ago Hakeem Jeffries says public pressure will force Congress to extend ACA subsidies

The Democratic House Minority Leader tells NPR Americans will pressure Congress to extend Obamacare subsidies as they realize their health care costs are going up.

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3 w. ago Merkley: 'So Many Republicans' Coming Over to Say We're Right on the Shutdown

Monday on CNN's "The Source," Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said "so many" Republicans had come over to the Democrats to agree they were right to fight to extend health care subsidies to illegal aliens to reopen the government. The post Merkley: ‘So Many Republicans’ Coming Over to Say We’re Right on the Shutdown appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Trump returns to DC as dim outlook lingers, no end in sight for shutdown

President Donald Trump blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown entering its third week, as the political stalemate continues over health care subsidies.

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