health care premiums Congress subsidies shutdown ACA.

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they’ll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums. But finding bipartisan agreement could be difficult before the subsidies expire at the end of the year. The shutdown ended this week after a small group of Democrats made a deal with Senate Republicans who promised a vote by mid-December on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies. But there’s no guaranteed outcome, and many Republicans have made clear that they want the tax credits to expire.