SAN ANTONIO — We are now a week and a half into the government shut down, which has been largely triggered by lack of a bipartisan agreement over healthcare coverage. Depending on which side gets their way, your health insurance premiums could skyrocket in less than three months.

In 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act increased the amount and availability of Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits. Those credits were extended in 2022 but are set to expire at the end of this year.

"This was allowing individuals and families to have the peace of mind that if something would happen to them, they have health insurance and that they can help, make other payments or put their kids in college or daycare," Ed Banos, the CEO of University Health said.

The Kaiser Family Foundation found that if

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