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The State of the Affordable Care Act
Episode 421
November 1 marked the start of open enrollment for 2026 health plans bought from Affordable Care Act marketplaces in most states. But this sign-up se…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Happy Open Enrollment Eve!
Episode 420
A standoff in Congress is keeping much of the federal government shut down as open enrollment begins in most states for Affordable Care Act plans. De…
5 months ago
Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown
Episode 419
Two major nutrition programs — supporting low-income families, as well as young children and pregnant or breastfeeding women — are likely to exhaust …
5 months, 1 week ago
Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown
Episode 419
Two major nutrition programs — supporting low-income families, as well as young children and pregnant or breastfeeding women — are likely to exhaust …
5 months, 1 week ago
Schrödinger’s Government Shutdown
Episode 418
Democrats and Republicans remain stalled over funding the federal government as Republicans launch a new attack on the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Schrödinger’s Government Shutdown
Episode 418
Democrats and Republicans remain stalled over funding the federal government as Republicans launch a new attack on the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite
Episode 417
The government shutdown continues with no obvious end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs like Medicare and M…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA
Episode 416
As long predicted, much of the federal government shut down Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass required spending bills, with Democrats demanding Re…
6 months ago
Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings
Episode 415
In a rambling news conference that shocked public health experts, President Donald Trump this week — without scientific evidence — blamed the over-th…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ousted CDC Officials Clap Back at RFK Jr.
Episode 414
The recently fired head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told senators that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered her to fi…
6 months, 2 weeks ago