Congressional lawmakers left Washington last week with no solution on the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, meaning insurance premiums for 22 million Americans will jump next month extra astronomically. New uh piece in the Washington Post takes a look at how that spike will affect one family who will have to pay an annual premium of $43,000, onethird of their gross income in order to continue health coverage for a family of four. Joining us now, the author of that piece, staff writer at the Washington ...

As president, I'm also taking on the gigantic health insurance companies that have gotten rich on billions of dollars of government subsidies. And I want the money to go directly to the people. I want the money to be paid directly to the people so that they can buy their own health insurance which will give far better benefits at much lower cost.By the way, what I told you about buying the drugs at this massive uh dollar discount, it's like from where it is, that's going to have a huge impact on the cost of ...

This place is disgraceful. Everybody wants the upper hand. Everybody wants the political advantage.They don't actually want to do the damn work. This problem could be solved today. If everybody who says they care about extending this signs the discharge, it could be solved today.And we could say to leadership on both sides, a pox on both your houses, both of you are failing this country. Both of you are failing this institution. >> New York Congressman Mike Lawler, who you just heard from right there, joins ...

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Um, how does this president, how does this Congress, how does Washington handle this disruption. Well, you know, when I watched the president last night, what I thought I was watching in terms of temperament was a a a halftime speech by a coach on a losing football team that had just lost the first half of the game. Uh, he was very frustrated.frustrated by so many things including AI. But if you go through it, um he he really didn't like the fact that he hasn't been able to do anything with the filibuster, ...

You're, of course, one of a handful of Republican members who crossed the aisle to sign a discharge petition that Democrats had put forward to extend Obamacare subsidies. How did we get here, Congressman. And what are you seeing that your party's leaders are not.Well, look, we have two issues to deal with. One is the immediate expiration of these enhanced premium tax credits that were put in place by Democrats during COVID as a temporary measure to address health care affordability during a pandemic. Second ...

Healthcare Policy & Political Strategy - The Democratic party views healthcare, particularly the ACA, as both a national and local issue, using it to engage communities and highlight the impact of Republican policies on healthcare costs [2] - Democrats are focusing on state-level races, including state legislative and secretary of state positions, to address healthcare issues and build power outside of the federal government [16][17] - The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is shifting its focus from solely building federal power to empowering state and local governments to address healthcare challenges [17] - The Democratic party is seeing positive movement in traditionally Republican states due to voter dissatisfaction with the current administration's policies [19][20] Affordable Care Act (ACA) & Healthcare Crisis - Republicans have been attempting to repeal the ACA for 15 years without presenting a viable alternative plan [3] - Millions of Americans are facing double and triple-digit increases in healthcare premiums, leading some to forego insurance [5] - The American Medical Association (AMA) warns that tens of thousands of people may die due to lack of insurance coverage resulting from unaffordable premiums [6] - The failure to extend subsidies for the ACA is seen as a critical issue, with potential life-threatening consequences for those priced out of the market [7][8] - States that refused to expand Medicaid are now seeing the largest growth in ACA enrollment, indicating a need for affordable healthcare options [14] Economic Impact & Political Blame - Unemployment is at a four-year high, and there are 710,000 fewer people in the workforce compared to the previous year [26] - Wage growth is at a four-year low, and nearly 70% of Americans believe the current administration is mishandling the economy [26] - The current administration's policies, including tariffs on agriculture, are negatively impacting various sectors of the US economy [27]

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Joining us now, Dr. . Irwin Redliner. He is an MS now public health analyst and the founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.Angela Coros is back with us. >> It is good to see you, Dr. . Redliner.Let's talk about these ACA subsidies because there was a really upsetting headline from NBC News, which is that with Obamacare premium hikes, more people are opting for no coverage or for cheaper plans. What does that mean for those folks who are not going to have th ...

Today, a new look at the Republican proposal to address rising health care costs for millions. Speaker Mike Johnson revealing the House GOP plan, which includes an expansion of association health plans and ways to make it easier for employers to fund plans for workers. But President Trump seemed to stick with another idea.>> What's your message to those 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up. Don't make it sound so bad because you know obviously you're a you know syncopan for Democ ...