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EPISODE · May 20, 2025 · 29 MIN

Big bad budget: Congress cuts our health care? w/ Natasha Murphy, Center for American Progress

from Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained · host Laura Packard

The U.S. House continues work on their budget which includes drastic cuts to our health care, including slashing Medicaid and unrenewed subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. On #CareTalk live, health policy expert Natasha Murphy from Center for American Progress talks about how the budget will affect your health care with show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices. Also Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org answers your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more. This episode includes more about why your health insurance policy may cost more if you change jobs, what to do if you give providers the wrong primary/secondary insurance information, will seniors with pre-existing conditions get booted off their insurance, and what if your pharmacy benefits manager drops coverage for a specific drug. New episodes of Care Talk every Tuesday, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Text or call in your health insurance and health care questions in to (202) 838-6837 to get answers in future shows!

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