A partisan divide over extending health insurance subsidies that expire at year’s end threatens to trigger a partial government shutdown next week. CQ Roll Call’s Sandhya Raman and David Lerman explain what the fight is about, why it’s been so intractable, whether a compromise is in sight and what it might look like. 

Show Notes:

• Partisan stopgap funding bills fall short in Senate
• Temporary spending bill passes House, likely to stall in Senate
• Permanent health tax credit extension would insure 3.8 million: CBO