What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown
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A fight over health policy drove the current federal government shutdown.
At issue is the cost of premiums for health care plans people buy on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, marketplaces.
Enhanced tax credits for these premiums expire at the end of the year. Since 2021, those have kept ACA plans affordable for people who get their insurance this way.
Earlier this week, Democrats in the Senate refused to vote for the Republican short-term funding b
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