Lawmakers to Watch in the Health Insurance Tax Credit Talks

Debate over the fate of the health insurance tax credit at the heart of the longest shutdown in US history will rev up next week as lawmakers return to Washington in anticipation of a key vote.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has promised Democrats a vote in December on legislation that would extend the temporary enhancement of subsidies for enrollees on insurance plans purchased on Obamacare exchanges.

Senate Democrats are working to cobble together enough backing on a bipartisan package that could prevent premium payments from going up for millions of enrollees, while Republicans are attempting to ...