Health Insurers Are Left Behind as Shutdown Fight Winds Down

Insurers and hospital stocks were tanking on Monday as a deal to end the government shutdown deal moved ahead without a clear path toward the extension of health-insurance the Democrats have demanded. The subsidies, set to expire in less than two months, have dramatically reduced the cost of premiums for insurance plans bought on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Now, open enrollment for next year’s plans is well under way.