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Health Care Policy Remains Sticking Point in Senate's Govt Shutdown Talks
Democrats demand extending Obamacare premium tax credits and rolling back Medicaid cuts to prevent health care premium spikes, while Republicans insist on funding first, amid a third day shutdown.
- It's day three of the government shutdown with no stopgap compromise as Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Bay Area legislators say they'll hold the line, with Pelosi stating, `The fact is, they're firing these people with or without a shutdown.`
- Democrats want to make the COVID-era enhanced Obamacare Premium Tax Credits permanent and insist Republicans roll back Medicaid cuts signed on July 4, with CBO estimates totaling $349.8 billion.
- Thousands of federal employees deemed nonessential have or soon will be furloughed without pay, and Marin Congressman Jared Huffman said, `What that means for him and 37,000 other people in my district and millions more across this country, is that their premiums will double or triple.`
- The Senate is set to vote Friday afternoon on competing continuing resolutions for the fourth time, but Senate Republican leaders say neither will pass until Senators return Monday.
- Democrats can't get to 218 House votes threshold or Senate thresholds of 51 and 60, and Robert Romano says the 2024 elections' impact limits their opposition role in 2025 appropriations.
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Arizona Democrats call out GOP for government shutdown over popular health care credits
A sign at an Oct. 3, 2025, press conference Democrats organized to castigate Republicans over the government shutdown. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona MirrorArizona Democrats punched back at Republicans Friday, casting the blame for the ongoing government shutdown on the party that controls Congress and the presidency, and focusing on how the GOP’s refusal to extend popular health care tax credits, which are at the heart of the shutdown fi…
Political Risks in ACA Subsidy Debate Spark Blame Game, Test Parties’ Resolve
A clash over the Affordable Care Act that has led to a shutdown of the federal government has ramifications for public health as agencies cease some services. The Trump administration vows mass layoffs during the impasse. The shutdown centered largely on a disagreement over the Obama-era health law. Democrats want a further extension of enhanced subsidies that reduce ACA health insurance premiums, but GOP lawmakers insist any debate wait until …
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Phil's Stock WorldHow the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them on ACA subsidies and Medicaid cuts. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images NewsMajor rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 1, 2025. This is not the first time political arguments over health care policy have instigated a government shutdown. In 2013, for example, the government shut down due to disputes over th…
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