Health Affairs October 17, 2025
Health Affairs’ Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the pod to take a look at the recent government shutdown, how health policy plays into it, HHS layoffs, the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, the ACA marketplace, and more.
Related Articles:
- Judge pauses shutdown layoffs at more than 30 federal agencies (NPR)
- Medicare backs off plan to pause doctor payments amid shutdown (STAT)
- White House: Shutdown layoffs will be ‘north of 10,000’ (Politico)
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Jeff Byers:
Hello, and welcome to Health Affairs This Week. I’m your host, Jeff Beyers. We are recording this on 10/16/2025. Some...
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