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Health insurance comes at a cost but so does not having it

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 13, 2017
Five years later, we check back with pipe organ builder Bradley Gawthrop about what's it's like trying to get insurance when you're self-employed or unemployed.
A healthcare reform specialist helps people select insurance plans at a free Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fair on November 2013.
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Health care costs are pricey in the small business world

by Kai Ryssdal , Emily Henderson and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 12, 2017
We check in with Cary Quigley, who runs a plastics company in Pennsylvania.
Factory workers at Erie's Sterling Technologies in 2017.
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Congress has three weeks before its next break — and a mighty long to-do list

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 10, 2017
Congress is back from its July Fourth break, facing a daunting to-do list, like the reauthorization of expiring programs, funding for veterans, children’s health insurance and the Federal Aviation Administration. Lawmakers are scheduled to start their August recess in just three weeks. Health care is at the top of Congress’ agenda, but if it doesn’t […]
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How to understand health care, one subparagraph at a time

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 5, 2017
We call up an expert to help us make sense of the Senate bill's text.
Legislation is “like an old Roman city,” says Nicholas Bagley, a law professor at the University of Michigan. The original is on the bottom and amendments are layered on top. To understand legislation, you have to know how it's changed, he says. Above, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media in June to announce that the Senate GOP will delay a vote on its health care bill until after the July Fourth recess. 
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Meet methane: The potent greenhouse gas hangs in some regulatory limbo

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 4, 2017
Natural gas is billed as a cleaner-burning energy than coal, but leaks during production erode that advantage.
Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas.
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How budget cuts to Medicaid affect schools

by Reema Khrais
Jul 3, 2017
The program has been at the center of the fight over health care, and one little-noticed target would be schools.
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Janet Yellen says not to expect another financial crisis anytime soon. Is she right?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 30, 2017
The mid-point of the year is kind of an artificial time to reflect, but here we are.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at a press conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 14.
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The media blitz on health care bill begins as lawmakers head home for holiday

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 30, 2017
Advocacy groups prepare to petition Senators undecided on the health care bill.
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How did we end up with health insurance being tied to our jobs?

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 28, 2017
It started with a national wage cap during WWII.
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My Economy: Health care uncertainty means business uncertainty

by Robert Garrova
Jun 26, 2017
One woman is holding off on growing her small business, even though the demand is there.
Violins in a workshop. 
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