Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown all hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for coverage this month.

The annual enrollment window for millions of people to pick an individual plan opened Nov. 1 in nearly all states, and a heavy dose of politics weighs on this year’s search.

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