Tracking the Health Care Cost Crisis and Federal Government Shutdown

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Tracking the Health Care Cost Crisis and Federal Government Shutdown

News, reports, analysis and personal stories from across the country as Americans face massive premium hikes starting November 1.

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News

What’s Happening Right Now?

Featured

‘We absolutely need him’: Some in GOP say it’s time for Trump to get involved in shutdown talks even as leaders rebuff idea – CNN

Vulnerable House Republicans urge Johnson to address ObamaCare subsidies – The Hill
Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs – WUSF Florida
Trump Administration to Release Farm Aid Frozen by Shutdown – Wall Street Journal
Senate GOP chatter rises on filibuster reform to end shutdown – The Hill
National park communities may lose millions each day during the shutdown – USA Today
Ohio congress members keep up fight for health care as government shutdown continues – Ohio Capital Journal
US firearms examiners declared ‘essential’ shutdown workers after gun-lobby pressure – The Guardian

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Analysis

Key Reports on the Shutdown

The Trump Administration Can and Should Take Available Steps to Ensure SNAP Participants Get November Food Benefits – CBPP
Impacts from October 2025 Shutdown RIFs — Data Foundation
ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire — Kaiser Family Foundation
The Legality of the Friday Night Massacre — Georgetown Law Professor David Super
Administration Plans for Mass Firings in a Shutdown Not Justified by Law or Prudent Management — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Government Shutdown Memo: Impact on Pending Rulemakings and Enforcement — Coalition of Sensible Safeguards

How will the shutdown end?

A bipartisan budget is needed to stop health insurance premiums from increasing by 114 percent, on average, for more than 20 million Americans.

A bipartisan budget is needed that cannot be undone with a partisan vote.

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Stories

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States

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