# Shopping for cheaper health care, plan to ramp down motel program, Supreme Court nominees

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Podcast: [Vermont This Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vermont-this-week-6739937)
Published: 2026-01-16T22:49:07+00:00
Episode link: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-this-week/2026-01-16/in-review-cheaper-health-care-motel-program-supreme-court
Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s691/audio/2026/01/vermont-this-week-20250116.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1605

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Vermont's top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week.

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