Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown By Amanda Seitz ++++

Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown By Amanda Seitz Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans. It’s a chance to talk about a winning issue — and maybe regain support from working-class voters. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/shutdown-politics-democrats-aca-insurance-tax-credit-extension/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yTCq6h7njaoHMwQpbc6rZvdc994fyVuMe81T5U7gyq6B74yE8ltKdJ3m7tZ-znUpJ2kO2S9UkhoyLBFE2OKaPFsa3Nw&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email GOP Falsely Ties Shutdown to Democrats’ Alleged Drive To Give All Immigrants Health Care By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are generally ineligible for federally funded health care programs. Democrats’ funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace for legal immigrants who will lose access once certain provisions of the Republicans’ tax and spending law take effect. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/fact-check-immigrants-federal-health-care-shutdown-jd-vance-false/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_1CkAOYVbYAXIZmKHrdMBIHJTmBCa-KK4DvLRNtOnyrwNm0W0aFPHgUoLCkLhTGgSolnKjz1ier2vFzn-eKyQYUBbZTA&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems By Rachana Pradhan and Samantha Liss As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing Medicaid work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligibility systems. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/deloitte-contractors-medicaid-eligibility-system-errors-senators/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_I6IRbBC3n6UiHQDNEqm1mTa9ckeA5_W2EM3xDKy0RU36MrQrcwA9dx-w8E259Dvwh6CgRYxUAKK3DAC56DV0KyegcoA&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite The government shutdown continues with no end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs, the lapse of some related authorizations — like for Medicare telehealth programs — is leaving some doctors and patients high and dry. Meanwhile, the FDA quietly approved a new generic abortion pill. Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also, Rovner interviews Sarah Grusin of the National Health Law Program. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-417-government-shutdown-aca-abortion-pill-mifepristone-october-9-2025/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-96hzQxlyjdZpH3yt6kMP7h_bPdCJ0BTVvOOJvQyI4wyuWSD-pxgOvyP2Y9UySwvUSExJM3ZqsbZbmNxB-_vp8eY6dMbg&_hsmi=384625855&utm_content=384625855&utm_source=hs_email