A clash in relation to the law on affordable medical care, which led to the closure of the federal government, has consequences for public health, since the agencies stop some services. Trump's administration swears mass dismissals during a dead end.
Closing focused mainly on disagreements regarding the law on the healthcare of the Obama era. Democrats want to further expand the expanded subsidies, which reduce insurance premiums in the field of ACA medical insurance, but the legislators of the Republican Party insist on any debate, waiting until the budget transaction will be reached to maintain the federal government afloat.
Since the parties that are far from each other, federal funding ended at midnight on October 1 after Congress could not even pass the budget. Now the problem is how long the dead end will last.
IN KFF survey More than three quarters-78%of the public, released today, say that they want Congress to expand expanded tax benefits available to people with low and moderate income. This includes more than half of the Republicans and supporters “to” make America again the great. ” The survey was conducted shortly before turning off on October 1.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services stated that it was hoping to recruit about 40% of its labor force, which has already been reduced by about 20,000 posts within the framework of the Trump administration. About 750,000 employees will be released throughout the federal government, according to grade Budget Department of Congress. According to CBO, these employees will return for payment of missed compensation, a day spent about $ 400 million a day.
Two sides accuse each other.
“We are not going to just go together to get along with the republican bill, which continues to equip medical services for daily Americans,” “The leader of the minority of the House of Representatives Hakim Jeffris It is said about pressure to reach a budget transaction.
Meanwhile, the Republicans blew up the democrats for holding funding over subsidies, and they say that any transaction will require concessions.
“If there was some expansion of the existing policy, I think that it was supposed to come with some reforms,” the leader of the majority in the Senate Leader John Tyun He said on September 26.
In a KFF survey, people supporting the expansion said that if efforts fail, it will fall mainly on President Donald Trump (39%) and Republicans in Congress (37%). A smaller share, 22%, they say that the democrats of Congress deserve the greatest guilt. A Washington survey post On Thursday, they also found that people are more likely to accuse the Republicans of Congress and the White House.
Several Republicans expressed interest in expanding subsidies. It is expected that after a few days of enrollment ACA will receive notifications from their insurers informing them about Steep premiumsField
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