Healthcare Affordability

July 9th, 2026; 10am: Money Power Politics continues into the second hour. Both parties are racing to get new strategies in place for a critical Senate race after Maine Democrat Graham Platner ended his campaign. Maine's Democratic party has now announced it will hold a first-of-its kind convention to choose Platner's replacement - they have until July 27th to do so. Plus, new reporting tells us Republicans are preparing an eight-million-dollar ad blitz to define the new Democratic nominee before they can themselves. And the issue of healthcare affordability grows across the country - as ACA premiums surge, what will this mean for the American enrollment? Hayes Brown, Philip Bump, Harry Sisson, Hans Nichols, and Jonathan Cohn join the Group Chat today. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.