US Shutdown: Pressure builds on Congress to end the impasse, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely - CNBC TV18

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : In past years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has allowed Americans to preview their health coverage options about a week ahead of open enrollment.
65% : The window for enrolling in ACA health plans begins Saturday.
60% : Twenty-eight senators, mostly Democrats, signed onto a letter urging Trump's administration to let ACA enrollees start previewing next year's health insurance options on its marketplace website.
56% : CMS was expected to temporarily bring back all its workers furloughed during the shutdown, in part to manage the ACA open enrollment period.
54% : Democrats also want Congress to extend subsidies for health plans under the Affordable Care Act.
54% : Democrats insist that any bill to fund the government also address health care costs, namely the soaring health insurance premiums that millions of Americans will face next year under plans offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
45% : The building strain on lawmakers to end the impasse was magnified by the nation's largest federal employee union, which called on Congress to immediately pass a funding bill and ensure workers receive full pay.

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