# Healthcare Affordability

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Podcast: [Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-power-politics-with-stephanie-ruhle-7904577)
Published: 2026-07-09T16:32:43+00:00
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## Resource

July 9th, 2026; 10am: Money Power Politics continues into the second hour. Both parties are racing to get new strategies in place for a critical Senate race after Maine Democrat Graham Platner ended his campaign. Maine's Democratic party has now announced it will hold a first-of-its kind convention to choose Platner's replacement - they have until July 27th to do so. Plus, new reporting tells us Republicans are preparing an eight-million-dollar ad blitz to define the new Democratic nominee before they can themselves. And the issue of healthcare affordability grows across the country - as ACA premiums surge, what will this mean for the American enrollment? Hayes Brown, Philip Bump, Harry Sisson, Hans Nichols, and Jonathan Cohn join the Group Chat today.

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