The federal government has finally reopened. For SNAP recipients who lost benefits, federal workers who were furloughed and air traffic controllers who missed paychecks, it's welcome news.
But for millions of Americans enrolled in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces and receive subsidies that make their health care cheaper, there's concern that the bill that reopened the government doesn't extend those credits beyond this year.
Celia Monreal and her husband are among the 22 million Americans who rely on those subsidies — and part of the 93% of Obamacare recipients who receive them.
"He needs to see the doctor. He needs his surgery and we can't afford it," Monreal said.
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, without those subsidies, 4.2

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