The enrollment period for Access Health CT begins at midnight on November 1, but the CEO is suggesting you defer taking any action.

“In case Congress extends the enhanced subsidies,” CEO James Michel said.

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It’s the issue at the heart of the federal government shutdown . The increases come as enhanced federal subsidies, which have helped lower monthly premiums since the COVID-19 pandemic, are set to expire at the end of 2025.

Lawmakers in Congress have not agreed on whether to extend them.

Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal said that the government can’t be reopened without assurances that those subsidies will be extended.

At a news conference Friday, Blumenthal said people enrolling need to know what they’re

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