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EPISODE · Dec 20, 2025 · 17 MIN

Expiring ACA Subsidies Accelerate America’s Healthcare Disaster

from WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast · host Scott Harris

Interview with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, conducted by Scott Harris.Alex Lawson talks about the U.S. healthcare crisis, where Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have refused to restore Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies and if not approved, will cause many of the 24 million ACA recipients to see their monthly insurance premiums double or triple, resulting in millions losing their coverage. He also discusses long term solutions to America’s broken health care system.

Interview with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, conducted by Scott Harris.Alex Lawson talks about the U.S. healthcare crisis, where Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have refused to restore Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies and if not approved, will cause many of the 24 million ACA recipients to see their monthly insurance premiums double or triple, resulting in millions losing their coverage. He also discusses long term solutions to America’s broken health care system.

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Interview with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, conducted by Scott Harris.Alex Lawson talks about the U.S. healthcare crisis, where Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have refused to restore Affordable Care...

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