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September 30, 2025

60,000 West Virginians Risk Losing Affordable Health Care as Congress Stalls on Subsidies

Mountain State Spotlight – The health care of thousands of West Virginians hangs in the balance as lawmakers in Washington D.C. squabble over a bill to keep the federal government running.

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And so far, West Virginia’s four Republican lawmakers aren’t doing much about it. 

The federal government is set to close on Oct. 1, when the new budget year goes into effect, unless a short-term bill to keep the lights on is passed. However, the bill would not fund the Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. 

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