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Oct 2025
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The Health Insurance Fight Fueling The G...

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At the heart of the federal government shutdown is a fight on Capitol Hill over health insurance subsidies. We discuss the likely impact of not extending those subsidies past their expiration at the end of the year, plus how the government shutdown is forcing some family planning clinics to close.

This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin, and congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt.

This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.

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