The Price of Care: Fixing The ACA
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The Price of Care: Fixing The ACA

The main issue keeping the government closed is healthcare — specifically, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that have been in place since 2021 and further lowered premium costs for Americans. Democrats want the enhanced subsidies extended, Republicans don’t. Without them, folks who rely on healthcare plans they bought on the exchange will see their premiums skyrocket. But there are other countries with private insurance options where healthcare doesn’t cost so much that people risk going without it. To find out what’s going on here and what America could do about it, we spoke to Mark Shepard. He’s an associate professor of public policy at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

And in headlines, the U.S. extends its trade deal with Mexico for several weeks, USDA confirms food stamps will not go out November 1, and a rag-tag group of former USAID workers band together to fund some of the shuttered agency’s most critical programs.

Show Notes:

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My Fair Juror (Starring Lindsey Graham)

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Boris Battles For Britain

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Born In The USMCA

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Special Report-a-thon: Russia and Afghanistan

Special Report-a-thon: Russia and Afghanistan

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10 Joulu 201915min

Warren Peace

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9 Joulu 201918min

The Ghost of America’s Health Care Future

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6 Joulu 201919min

Trump’s “Screw Everyone That Isn’t Us” Mandate

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The USDA released a new food stamp rule that would kick an estimated 755,000 people off food benefits. We discuss with US Senator from Michigan Debbie Stabenow and senior Urban Institute fellow Elaine...

5 Joulu 201919min

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