WASHINGTON — The deal to reopen the government signed by the president this week did not include a key demand from Democrats — an extension of Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies.

Democrats like Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, have warned that without that extension, many families will face skyrocketing health insurance premiums in 2026.

Some Kentuckians, said McGarvey, are already dropping their health insurance because it’s too expensive.

“I had business owners just this week tell me that they’re watching their premiums for the two of them go from $625 per month to $2,501 per month,” McGarvey said Friday. “That’s a $2,000 increase. Nobody can afford that. We have to do something about this.”

This year alone, more than 125,000 Kentuckians have received coverage through kynect

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