Skip to content
What’s Going On With Congress & Our Health Care? w/ Margarida Jorge, Health Care for America Now episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 28 MIN

What’s Going On With Congress & Our Health Care? w/ Margarida Jorge, Health Care for America Now

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

Congress has still not acted to lower health insurance costs for next year. Two competing bills failed in the Senate, and now it’s the U.S. House’s turn. Margarida Jorge from Health Care for America Now explains what’s happening in Congress and how it affects our health care in this #CareTalk episode with show host, cancer survivor, and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices. Plus Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org and Diane Archer from Just Care answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more. This episode has more on Affordable Care Act open enrollment which ends soon, what to do about a Medicare late enrollment penalty, a health insurance salesperson that lied about what medications are covered, and problems with Medicare Part D. 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!

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Dec 16, 2025

Embed this episode

Ready to play

What’s Going On With Congress & Our Health Care? w/ Margarida Jorge, Health Care for America Now

0:00 28:49

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained?

This episode is 28 minutes long.

When was this Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained episode published?

This episode was published on December 16, 2025.

Is there a transcript available for this episode?

Yes, a full transcript is available for this episode. You can read the complete transcript on the episode page.

Can I download this Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!