Abortion Impasse May Shut Down Effort To Reduce Premiums

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polarizing politics of abortion have burst into the congressional budget debate, overwhelming bipartisan efforts to help millions of consumers who buy their own health insurance policies get relief from soaring premiums.
On Monday, Senate and House Republicans released their latest plan to stabilize the Affordable Care Act’s insurance markets. It calls for new federal money to offset the cost of treating the sickest patients and restores insurer subsidies that P