The federal government's not-really-a-shutdown lingers on, largely driven by Democrats' insistence on extending pandemic-era subsidies that conceal the real cost of health coverage under the ...

WASHINGTON -- As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance subsidies. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, ...

Affordable Care Act subsidies have been granted, without the required documentation, to 90% of fictitious applicants over the last two years, according to a damning government watchdog report released ...

States are preparing for the possibility of a rapid shift in the cost of Obamacare health plans, depending on whether Congress extends the subsidies that are at the center of the federal government ...

The desperation for food and the frustration at airports have driven calls to end the federal government shutdown. When the shutdown ends, people will get their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

WASHINGTON -- Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution that has eluded them as ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 9, 2025. Senate Majority Leader John Thune ...

Democrats are holding the government hostage in an extended government shutdown over temporary, COVID-era Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that were meant to make health insurance cheaper – or free ...

The government shutdown ended without resolving the ACA subsidy issue, leaving future insurance costs uncertain. Senate Republicans agreed to vote on extending ACA subsidies, but House Republicans ...

ACA enhanced subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance ...