Government shutdown ends, but health care costs remain up in the air

By: Conor Wilson

Outlets: Gig Harbor Now

Published: November 17, 2025

Words: 87

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Congress reached a deal to end the government shutdown last week without addressing the future of an expiring tax subsidy that made health insurance cheaper for thousands in the West Sound.

Roughly 19,900 residents in Washington’s Sixth Congressional District – which includes Gig Harbor, part of Tacoma and the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas – benefited from the enhanced premium tax credit. The pandemic-era subsidy lowered prices for millions of Americans buying private insurance plans …

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