Dr. Mehmet Oz on Monday declined to offer any insights into President Donald Trump’s plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with a new health insurance system.

Maryland congressional Democrats held firm Wednesday in opposing a plan to reopen the government, but their decisions weren’t based solely on the health care issues that precipitated the

Donald Trump is putting the blame for the ongoing government shutdown on Democrats, even as he offers no new plan to address health care costs, one of the key issues dividing both sides.

President Donald Trump criticized Democrats' latest healthcare demands while encouraging Republicans to send money directly to the American people to buy insurance.

Administration officials expressed caution around the ideas, saying there were no formal proposals being sent to Congress and that the president was “brainstorming.”

President Donald Trump over the weekend floated the idea of directly paying Americans for their health care costs and giving out $2,000 dividends from tariff revenue, NBC News is reporting. The president, during a press briefing at the White House on Monday, again said he wants to give $2,000 to low and middle-income Americans.

The central issue of the government closure remains unresolved, leaving Republicans under political pressure ahead of the midterms.

Democrats entered the shutdown seeking to renew tax credits to stave off insurance premium price hikes and to show voters they have the stomach for hardball negotiations in President Donald Trump’s Washington.