Good morning.
Republicans could be forced into a politically difficult choice on health care this week.
But as the Washington Post tells us,
Americans in the real world are already facing tough choices of their own.
Premiums are rising, subsidies are going away.
That means the healthiest people are going to say, look, it's really expensive.
I am just going to ride this out.
I'm not going to get insurance.
The latest on Venezuela,
and we'll speak to the Wall Street Journal about a controversial bet on Maduro's capture that's raised questions of insider trading.
Plus, NBC tells us why everyone's sick with the flu this season.
We have not seen raids of people going to the doctor this high in nearly 30 years.
It's Wednesday, January 7th.
I'm Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
With the start of the new year,
healthcare costs skyrocketed for millions of Americans as the much-fought-over ACA subsidies expired without a deal.
There will likely be another vote on whether to extend the subsidies this week after some Republicans rebelled against their leadership,
adding more pressure to come up with a deal.
To mark the new congressional term,