{"id":2122413,"date":"2025-11-25T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?p=2122413&post_type=podcast&preview_id=2122413"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:14:42","slug":"what-the-health-424-trump-health-plan-almost-november-25-2025","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/podcast\/what-the-health-424-trump-health-plan-almost-november-25-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump Almost Unveils a Health Plan\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Republicans remain divided over how to address the impending expiration of more generous Affordable Care Act plan tax credits, which will send premiums spiraling for millions of Americans starting in January if no further action is taken. The Trump administration floated a proposal over the weekend that included a two-year extension of the credits as well as some restrictions pushed by Republicans, but the plan was met with strong pushback on Capitol Hill and its unveiling was delayed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Department of Education has declared that a long list of health careers are not \u201cprofessions,\u201d meaning that students pursuing those tracks \u2014 including as nurses, physical therapists, and physician assistants \u2014 will no longer be eligible for federal student loans large enough to cover their tuition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n