Inside Trump's Tax And Spending Law: Medicaid Cuts & A 'Backdoor Abortion Ban'

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

President Trump's new tax and spending law is expected to result in nearly 12 million Americans losing health insurance. Advocates say it also effectively reduces access to abortions even in states where they are legal. We dive into how it all works and how Democrats hope to use the changes in campaigns.

This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and health correspondent Katia Riddle.

This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:22.7	I'm walking out of my last supervised shift as a pediatric emergency medicine fellow doctor after 11 years of medical training.
0:29.3	This podcast was recorded at 105 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025. Things may have
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0:39.4	time off before starting back here as a pediatric emergency medicine attending doctor at the
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1:02.1	I'm Ashley Lopez.
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1:04.4	I'm Deirdre Walsh.
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1:06.1	An NPR health correspondent, Katie Riddle, is here.
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