The federal government is shut down. Here's what that means across the country

"The federal government is currently shut down, after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill by 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. All non-essential services have been suspended and several hundred thousand federal employees and active-duty service members will work without pay. Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country. As we enter another week with a lapse in federal funding, here's what we know."

"A partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces led to the current shutdown. 24 million people who don't have insurance through their jobs or a public program like Medicaid use the system to buy health plans. Democrats in the Senate refused to vote for the Republican short-term funding bill that passed the House but did not include an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits."

The federal government is currently shut down after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill by 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. All non-essential services have been suspended, and several hundred thousand federal employees and active-duty service members are working without pay. A partisan dispute over whether and when to extend Affordable Care Act marketplace premium tax credits triggered the shutdown, affecting 24 million people who use the marketplaces. Senate Democrats refused to support a House-passed short-term funding bill that omitted the extension and seek to reverse recent health program cuts. No clear resolution has emerged; potential outcomes include Democratic compromise or Republican concession.

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