Less than two weeks from now, Colorado residents looking to buy health insurance through the state’s individual marketplace will be able to choose plans, but they can’t yet see how severe the price increases they face will be.

Typically, Connect for Health Colorado has a window-shopping period before open enrollment begins Nov. 1.

This year has been anything but typical, however, as enhanced subsidies that make marketplace coverage more affordable are poised to expire and Congress has failed to give a definitive answer on extending them. Lawmakers increased the subsidies during the pandemic to make insurance less expensive, leading to an increase in marketplace enrollment.

The government shutdown that began Oct. 1 largely reflected a disagreement about health care policy. Democrats want

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