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Rhiannon12866

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Sat Nov 15, 2025, 11:45 PM Saturday

'Lots of people will actually die': Expert outlines consequences of letting ACA subsidies expire - Velshi - MS NOW



The government reopened this week without a deal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which has alarmed health care experts across the nation. “Lots of people will actually die because we don’t have universal coverage,” said University of Pennsylvania professor and former White House Health Policy Adviser Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel.

“Republicans have had 15 years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act and haven’t come up with a replacement…As president Trump famously says, he has concepts of ideas, concepts of a plan, that’s not a plan.” - Aired on 11/15/2025.

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'Lots of people will actually die': Expert outlines consequences of letting ACA subsidies expire - Velshi - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Saturday OP
He does have a plan... BigmanPigman Yesterday #1
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