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https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2025-02-27/health-insurance-is-expensive-everywhere-but-especially-in-vermont-why
Explaining Vermont’s health care affordability crisis | Vermont Public
Mar 3, 2025 - Vermont health insurance is pricey, and getting more expensive quickly. For one listener in Montpelier, it’s just not adding up.
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https://www.shrm.org/advocacy/take-action/protecting-health-care-affordability-for-workers-and-workplaces
Protecting Health Care Affordability for Workers and Workplaces
On Oct. 1, 2025, the federal government shut down after Congress did not complete the annual appropriations process. A central point of disagreement involved...
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/health-care-affordability-event/
Health Care Affordability Event – The White House
Apr 24, 2026 - In a major win for Americans, 17 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies are now offering the LOWEST drug prices in history — and the FDA has just...
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https://content.naic.org/committees/b/healthcare-affordability-mitigation-wg
Health Care Affordability and Mitigation (B) Working Group
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https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/1a36ec65013a6a6631efa792e24d5b68/President-Trump-Speaks-during-a-Health-Care-Affordability-Event-at-the-White-House/
Photo: President Trump Speaks during a Health Care Affordability Event at the White House -...
President Donald Trump speaks during a Health Care Affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC on Thursday, April 23, 2026....
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https://hbex.coveredca.com/stakeholders/AB_133_Health_Care_Affordability_Working_Group/
California's Health Benefit Exchange - AB 133 Health Care Affordability Working Group
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https://www.dailypress.com/2026/03/25/column-governor-can-strike-a-blow-for-health-care-affordability/
Column: Governor can strike a blow for health care affordability – Daily Press
Mar 25, 2026 - In uncertain times, Virginians deserve certainty where it matters most: their health, retired educator Kevin Johnson writes.
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https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/25/opinion-republicans-can-win-on-health-care-affordability/
STEPHEN MOORE: Republicans Can Win On Health Care Affordability | The Daily Caller
Mar 25, 2026 - For most of the last 40 years, pollsters have asked voters: Which party do you trust more on health care? The answer has been pretty much the same over this who
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https://www.bcbs.com/news-and-insights/report/rising-health-costs-solutions
A $1 Trillion Roadmap to Health Care Affordability | Blue Cross Blue Shield
Explore BCBSA’s plan to improve competition, reduce prescription drug costs, and expand high-quality care—delivering up to $1 trillion in savings.
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https://www.kff.org/health-costs/the-affordability-of-long-term-care-and-support-services/
The Affordability of Long-Term Care and Support Services: Findings from a KFF Survey | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - This survey shows that most adults feel unprepared for affording the cost of long-term care and support service, and just under half are not confident they...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/watch-health-care-affordability-drew-altman-interview/
Watch: Affordability Plagues Health Care in Its Shift From Nonprofit to Profit Machine - KFF Health...
Apr 23, 2026 - On “What the Health? From KFF Health News,” distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and host Julie Rovner sat down with Drew Altman, president and...
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https://www.shadac.org/publications/california-health-care-costs-affordability-CHIS-2019-2024
California Health Care Costs: SHADAC and CHCF Brief Explores Health Care Affordability 2019–2024
In this brief for the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), we use California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data to better understand California health...
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https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/01/10/amid-nyc-affordability-crisis-parents-advocates-launch-bid-for-universal-child-care-for-2-year-olds/
Amid NYC affordability crisis, parents, advocates launch bid for universal child care for...
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-21/lausd-affordable-child-care-infants-preschool
LAUSD wants to expand child care to address enrollment decline, affordability - Los Angeles Times
Apr 21, 2026 - LAUSD seeks to expand affordable child care for infants and preschoolers. Besides providing relief for families, the move could also help stem enrollment...
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