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Laura Coates Live

Millions of Americans Face Skyrocketing Healthcare Premiums on Jan 1

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Millions of Americans face skyrocketing healthcare premiums come January 1. Now, Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling for a plan, any plan. Plus, U.S. forces repel from helicopters and seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Will Venezuela do anything about it? The prosecution has rested now in the murder trial of Brian Walshe. Now, the big question for the defense, is he going to testify in his own defense?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tonight, T-minus three weeks.

0:07.0

Millions of Americans face skyrocketing health care premiums come January 1st.

0:13.0

Now Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling for a plan, any plan.

0:17.0

Plus, U.S. forces repel from helicopters and seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

0:23.6

Can they do that?

0:24.6

And will Venezuela do anything about it?

0:27.6

And the prosecution has rested now in the murder trial of Ryan Walsh.

0:31.6

Now the big question for the defense, is he going to testify in his own defense?

0:36.6

Tonight on Laracote's Live.

0:45.3

I'm sure you're exhausted of Congress barreling toward deadline after deadline, right?

0:51.1

With a lot of huge stakes on the line. The kinds of self-inflicted crises,

0:56.8

this town loves to create in Washington, D.C. is like a never-ending game of chicken with people's

1:02.6

livelihoods at stake, unfortunately. You're talking about government shutdowns and funding cliffs.

1:07.3

I know I'm tired of it, but here we are again.

1:16.2

21 days until enhanced subsidies for the affordable character set to expire, and the implications, huge.

1:18.5

24 million people huge.

1:21.3

That's how many Americans rely on Obamacare.

1:23.9

If you need a reminder, the cost of premiums set to double come January 1st,

1:30.0

and that's just the average, mind you. It may actually be more than that. And it doesn't really

1:35.0

matter where you're from. Red state, blue state, Republican, Democrat, if you use the enhanced

1:39.3

ACA subsidies, your wallet will take the hit. So now, Republicans are locked in a fight over what to do.

1:47.9

After they left those subsidies out of the shutdown deal, you recall, many GOP lawmakers and

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