If Health Insurance Premiums Rise Next Year, Blame Democrats

In the ongoing government shutdown saga, Democrats continue to cast themselves as defenders of affordable health insurance.

Without an extension of the enhanced Obamacare subsidies past their scheduled expiration at the end of this year, they argue, health insurance premiums will skyrocket in 2026.

As Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., recently put it, “This government shut down is all about whether Republicans will get away with raising health care premiums . . . “

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