Waste, Fraud Plague Health Care Subsidies at Center of Shutdown: JD Vance

Democrats and Republicans have been at odds over considering a measure to extend certain health care subsidies to reopen the government.
Waste, Fraud Plague Health Care Subsidies at Center of Shutdown: JD Vance
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks about tax cuts and support for law enforcement at Concord–Padgett Regional Airport, in Concord, North Carolina, on Sept. 24, 2025. Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that waste and fraud plague the health care tax credits at the center of a congressional funding impasse that led to the ongoing government shutdown.

Democrats have sought to add an extension of health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, into a stopgap measure meant to keep the government funded. But Republicans have refused to discuss it, or any other policy, until the government reopens, noting that the subsidies will not expire until the end of this year.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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