The latest on the Affordable Care Act
Listen 00:48:44Guests: Margot Sanger-Katz and Robert Town
It’s been more than 5 years since the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, came to be. In some ways it’s working as planned: the uninsured rate has fallen and more than 16 million previously uninsured people gained coverage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But insurance companies aren’t so happy: UnitedHealth Group, the country’s largest health insurer, is pulling out of many ACA markets next year. And many insurance companies are asking to raise their premiums for 2017 at double-digit rates. We’ll talk about all that and what the future holds for the ACA, with MARGOT SANGER-KATZ, the Health Care Correspondent for The New York Times’ Upshot blog, and ROBERT TOWN, the Gilbert and Shelley Harrison Professor of Health Care Management at The Wharton School.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
Brought to you by Radio Times
Radio Times
WHYY's Radio Times is an engaging and timely call-in program that tackles wide-ranging issues of concern to listeners in the Delaware Valley.
Subscribe for free
Miracle on South 13th Street, Holiday Package Delivery, ‘Bake Your Heart Out’
Do you have a family recipe you make every year? Baker and blogger Dan Langan discusses his favorite cookie recipes and answers your baking questions.
Air Date: December 19, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01
The pandemic forced millions of American workers to do their jobs from home. How is this remote work experiment going a year later? And is working from anywhere the future?
Air Date: February 5, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:01
Finding quality, affordable child care was always challenging, but now it's near impossible. How is the pandemic affecting parents, young children, providers and the economy?
Air Date: August 6, 2020
Listen 49:28