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Another Shutdown Looms — and Health Care Is at the Center

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David Bernstein
Sep 30, 2025
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Once again, Washington is hurtling toward a government shutdown over health-care policy. We’ve seen this movie before — and yet neither party has used the years since the Affordable Care Act to build durable, bipartisan reform.

Both parties share the blame. Republicans have worsened the situation by simultaneously cutting both Medicaid and premium tax cr…

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