Thousands in Clark County uncertain about health care costs as government reopens without tax credit extension

The cost of health care for about 17,500 Clark County residents remains uncertain after the U.S. government reopened Thursday without a deal to extend expiring federal tax credits that offset the cost of premiums on some Affordable Care Act plans.

The legislative package ended the longest federal government shutdown in history . But Democrats and Republicans agreed on the spending bill without reaching a clear solution on the tax credits — the main point of contention for Democrats.

Senate Republicans agreed to hold a separate vote on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits by mid-December, although House GOP leaders have signaled they may be unwilling to compromise on the issue.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., said there would need to be “massive reforms” on the insur