President Donald Trump on Nov. 16 said he has spoken with congressional Democrats about a possible direct health care payment plan as insurance subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year.
Democrats had sought to push for an extension to the health care subsidies in a possible package to end the government shutdown that started on Oct. 1 and ended on Nov. 12. The funding package passed by Congress and signed by Trump, however, didn’t include anything on the subsidies, which went into effect during the COVID-19 pandemic and were later extended under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
