The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA

In this week's podcast episode of What the Health? From KFF Health News and ‪@wamu885‬:

Millions of people in Republican-dominated states are among those seeing their Affordable Care Act plan premiums spike for 2026 as enhanced, pandemic-era subsidies expire. Yet Republicans in the White House and on Capitol Hill are firming up their opposition to extending those additional payments — at least for now.

Meanwhile, Democrats may not have achieved their shutdown goal of renewing the subsidies, but they have returned health care — one of their top issues with voters — to the national agenda.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Paige Winfield Cunningham of ‪@WashingtonPost‬ , Joanne Kenen of the ‪@JohnsHopkinsSPH‬ and Politico Magazine, and Shefali Luthra of ‪@19thNews‬.

Also this week, Rovner interviews Avik Roy, a GOP health policy adviser and co-founder and chair of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity. Watch the full interview:    • What Do Republicans Really Want on Health ...  

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Health Policy Debate
03:59 - HSA Limitations
14:12 - Transgender Care Policy
22:36 - Abortion Debate
27:54 - Avik Roy Interview
42:52 - Extra Credits

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