Health care & Taxes w/ Maura Quint, Families Over Billionares

Did you know that Congress is working on a budget through the budget reconciliation process that could strip health care from millions of Americans to pay for tax giveaways to the rich? Maura Quint from Families Over Billionaires explains what’s at stake for Tax Day. Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org, and Rachel Madley from the Center for Health & Democracy answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, private insurance and more. This episode includes updates about the budget reconciliation process, a family member in California that can't get Medi-Cal, what happens to your Medicare if you're already disabled and turn 65, a bat bite that cost $15,000, and taking several weeks to be approved for Medicare enrollment. 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!