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GOP’s Shutdown Win May Backfire Over Soaring Health-Care Costs

Republicans, fresh off their US government shutdown victory, now face the task of sorting a health-care mess that risks upending the balance of power in President Donald Trump’s Washington.The moves ... Read More

With government shutdown over, focus turns to upcoming Senate fight on health care

With the government shutdown finally in the rearview mirror, the focus in the Senate is turning to an upcoming fight over health care. Read More

Republicans promised health care negotiations after the shutdown, but Democrats are wary

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 th ... Read More

Health-Care Hangover Looms for GOP After US Shutdown Win (1)

Republicans, still celebrating their US government shutdown victory, are waking up to a health-care hangover that risks upending the balance of power in President Donald Trump’s Washington. Read More

Congress ended the shutdown — just in time for a fight over health care

Republicans and Democrats are about to go to war over one of the most contentious issues in American politics. Read More

Master stroke or dumb luck, Dems may win shutdown's long game

What will voters remember next November? President Trump claims victory on the shutdown, but the health care crisis is now guaranteed to persist. Read More

As Shutdown Nears End, Trump Still Confronts Soaring Health Costs

The central issue of the government closure remains unresolved, leaving Republicans under political pressure ahead of the midterms. Read More

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for nuclear option to end shutdown, slams GOP's health care plans

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling on Senate Republicans to "go nuclear" and scrap the 60-vote threshold that allows the minority party to block most legislation in order to pass a funding ... Read More

The shutdown is over: Will Congress still act to lower healthcare costs?

Video Quality Speed 00:00 02:20 The shutdown is over: Will Congress still act to lower healthcare costs? President Donald Trump has always wanted to repeal the ACA, also known as Obamacare, but ... Read More

GOP grows uneasy over voters’ health care premiums amid shutdown standoff

Anxiety is rising among congressional Republicans that their party has no plan to address a critical health care deadline this fall that will result in spiking costs for millions of Americans – the ... Read More

Health Insurers Are Behind Washington’s Shutdown

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sally Pipes is a scholar and think tank CEO who writes on health care. "Democrats insist the shutdown is about protecting health ... Read More