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U.S. healthcare system pushed into spotlight as fight over subsidies continue

By Leila Fadel
Published October 31, 2025 at 4:51 AM EDT

The dispute over extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies is at the center of the shutdown fight, and it's put America's healthcare system at centerstage. So what solutions are lawmakers proposing?

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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.