The ghosts of Obamacare past, present and future
December 17, 2025
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December 17, 2025
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Absent a holiday miracle, premium subsidies for the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of this year. This will greatly increase the cost of health insurance for many who rely on the marketplace for their coverage. Today on the show, we are visited by the ghosts of Obamacare past, present and future to learn what’s next for this landmark healthcare legislation.<br /><br /><strong>Related episodes: </strong><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/nx-s1-5588653/is-obamacare-doomed-without-extended-subsidies" target="_blank">Is Obamacare doomed without extended subsidies?</a><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/1254056490/healthcare-churn-insurance-medicaid-america" target="_blank">The hidden costs of healthcare churn</a><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/1253891564/how-doctors-helped-tank-universal-health-care" target="_blank">How doctors helped tank universal healthcare</a><br /><br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>.</em> <em>Fact-checking by </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez" target="_blank"><em>Sierra Juarez</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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