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The government shutdown has now moved into a 12th day.
Democrats and Congress have made health care policy the central issue.
They say extending affordable care act subsidies is urgent because open enrollment starts soon.
NPR Selena Simmons Duffin re-explains that when people go to healthcare.gov to shop for plans,
they may see that their premium costs have doubled.
24 million people are enrolled in affordable care act plans.
Many are small business owners, including farmers and ranchers.
During the pandemic,
the federal government boosted subsidies to offset the cost of monthly premiums for almost everyone enrolled in these plans,
but that subsidy policy expires at the end of the year,