Opposition from fiscal conservatives could block a bipartisan compromise on extending Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year.

Forging a compromise between Republicans and Democrats over the expiring COVID-19-era subsidies for Obamacare marketplace insurance premiums is likely a necessary step to end the longest government shutdown in history and avoid out-of-pocket premium costs doubling on average for Obamacare enrollees next year.

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But fiscally conservative policy experts contend that a short-term compromise to extend the subsidies would be tan

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