If you are one of the fortunate Americans who's managed to avoid the pain of the government shutdown, there's some chance that uh fortune could be coming to an end very soon. Almost 20 days into the shutdown, millions faced uh paying dramatically more for health insurance if Congress fails to extend health insurance subsidies. What does that mean.Well, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, if those tax credits expire, annual out-ofpocket premiums are estimated to increase by 114% next year. Th ...

As the clock strikes midnight in just over 10 seconds, our government is shutting down. That is because Congress could not agree on a spending bill. Now, the two sides seem to be ready to wait it out to get what they want. Though, we may see some activity on the hill on Friday after the Yamapour holiday. During a shutdown, of course, social security, Medicare, VA benefits, and student loans will continue, but many other agencies will be closed and 3/4 of a million federal workers could be furoughed. Others ...