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"Most Americans worry about health care costs: AP-NORC poll By ALI SWENSON and LINLEY SANDERS | Updated 1:22 PM EDT, October 21, 2025 https://apnews.com/article/poll-shutdown-health-care-insurance-costs-trump-f0282a0f5bedf3f01172ed3fa0ba4fd2 Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. Congress is deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies that bring costs down. By Paige Winfield Cunningham | October 22, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. EDT https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/10/22/obamacare-aca-enrollment-price-increases/"

"News media are finally telling us what many of us have already known: Trump's GOP congressional caucus wants to kill Americans. There are some GOP moderates who are pressing for some, well, moderation on health care subsidies because their constituents need the assistance. Republican moderates press leadership on health credit extension Millions of Americans in red states rely on subsidies to keep insurance costs down By Sandhya Raman and Jessie Hellmann | October 22, 2025 at 12:36pm https://rollcall.com/2025/10/22/republican-moderates-press-leadership-on-health-credit-extension/"

Media coverage of health care subsidies and congressional budget negotiations has increased. Polling shows most Americans worry about health care costs. Many states are reporting rising premiums ahead of Affordable Care Act open enrollment. Congress is deadlocked over whether to extend covid-era enhanced premium tax credits that reduce out-of-pocket costs. Those enhanced credits are set to expire at year-end, raising fears of higher premiums and “sticker shock.” Some Republican moderates are pressing party leadership to extend credits because constituents in red states rely on the assistance. The fate of the subsidies could influence control of the House because moderates sit in flippable districts.

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