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this is To the Point. America's health insurance safety net is full of holes.

Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulney, and this is To the Point.

From Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The Affordable Care Act was never designed to live up to its name.

It has provided health insurance to 15 million new

people, but it doesn't include controls on the cost of insurance premiums, deductibles,

drugs, hospital services, or doctors fees. They're all going up. And a new survey reveals the

consequence is mountains of medical debt, even when employers provide health insurance. Vacations go by the boards, along with major household expenses, and ironically, needed medical

treatments are often delayed or abandoned.

Today's talking point is a new mall called American Dream, a regional planner's nightmare.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

The repeal of Obamacare has finally reached the president's desk,

and a veto is certain. But with or without the Affordable Care Act, the cost of health care is rising,

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