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New Year, Same Health Fight
Episode 428
Congress returned from its holiday break facing a familiar question: whether to extend the expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans th…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Rerun: Happy 60th, Medicare and Medicaid!
This past year marked the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, the twin government programs that have shaped the health care system into what i…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Time’s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits
Episode 427
A last-minute push from Democrats and four moderate Republicans will force a House vote on renewing enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care …
5 months, 1 week ago
Crunch Time for ACA Tax Credits
Episode 426
December 15 is the deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act plans that begin January 1. Congress remains at odds over letting expanded tax credits…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The GOP Still Can’t Agree on a Health Plan
Episode 425
Senate Democrats were promised a vote by mid-December on extending the enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, but Republicans still can’t de…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Almost Unveils a Health Plan
Episode 424
Just weeks before some tax credits for Affordable Care Act premiums expire, the Trump administration floated a plan to extend the enhanced aid — but …
6 months ago
The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA
Episode 423
Led by President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress are solidifying their opposition to extending pandemic-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act p…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Government Is Open
Episode 422
The record-long federal shutdown is over after a small group of Democrats agreed to a deal with most Republicans that funds the government through Ja…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
6 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…
6 months, 4 weeks ago