Episode Description
What 1,000 facts do we need to know to figure out why health care costs so much?
Liz asks Sabrina (Brinie) Dunlap who should be blamed for the cost of health care. The answer is complicated.
This episode was recorded on November 4, 2025. Pairs well with the Medicaid: It's Health Insurance! episode with Kristine Stoddard.
- Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms (HealthCare.gov)
- Risk Pooling: How Health Insurance in the Individual Market Works (American Academy of Actuaries)
- Ask an Expert: Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Expiration (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- 1.4 million fewer people enrolled in ACA plans as premiums spike, tax credits expire (ABC News)
- Higher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The Tradeoffs ACA Enrollees Face (Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker)
- Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural New Hampshire (Urban Institute)
- Critical Condition: How Medicaid Cuts Would Reshape Rural Health Care Landscapes (National Rural Health Association)
- In the News: Labor and delivery units face uncertainty after federal cuts (Monadnock Community Hospital)
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