WH Eyes $30 Billion Savings in Healthcare Shake-Up plus Tuberville Champions ‘Uber Act’ for English-Proficient Drivers

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 30 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Healthcare Reform
- Announcement of a new Trump White House healthcare framework aimed at lowering costs and extending expiring Obamacare subsidies.
- Criticism of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling it “unaffordable” and claiming it enriched insurance companies at taxpayers’ expense.
- Proposed changes include:
  - Two-year extension of enhanced premium tax credits.
  - Lower income eligibility limits for subsidies.
  - Minimum premium payments.
  - Directing tax credits to individuals via Health Savings Accounts instead of insurance companies.
- Mentions potential bipartisan interest but also reconciliation as a fallback.
- Cites Congressional Budget Office estimates of $30.8 billion in savings and 12.7% reduction in premiums if reforms are enacted.
Transportation & Safety
- Discussion of Senator Tommy Tuberville’s proposed “Uber Act” requiring English proficiency for rideshare and delivery drivers.
- Concerns about safety, communication issues, and alleged exploitation by undocumented immigrants.
- Broader commentary on immigration and labor practices in gig economy jobs.
Air Traffic Controller Shortage
- FAA plans to hire 8,900 new controllers by 2028 to address staffing shortages and improve travel safety.
- Notes systemic issues like retirements, high washout rates, and reliance on overtime.
Economic & Consumer Trends
- Gas prices during Thanksgiving travel:
  - National average forecast: $3.02 per gallon (lowest since pandemic).
  - Conservative states cited as having cheaper gas compared to liberal states like California.
- Holiday spending expected to top $1 trillion for the first time.
- Advice on shopping early due to potential tariff changes and delivery delays.
- Thanksgiving meal costs down to $55.18, lowest in four years, driven by turkey price drop.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.3	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.1	It is big news.
0:06.7	The White House is unveiling a new health care framework.
0:10.3	They say will lower costs for all Americans.
0:13.5	This after the debacle that was exposed during the government shutdown of just how much
0:19.5	money we are spending to subsidize the Affordable Care Act,
0:24.5	which is anything but affordable. The Trump White House, we're now being told, is expected to
0:30.8	unveil a health care policy framework that not only with lower costs, but also extend
0:37.1	expiring Obamacare subsidies while they
0:40.5	figure out how to move forward.
0:43.3	MS Now and Politico reported both that the health care policy framework would include a two-year
0:49.8	extension of the expiring enhanced premium tax credits.
0:55.4	Those are the subsidies that you're paying for.
0:58.1	Yes, Obamacare is not cheap at all.
1:00.9	It did not make things more affordable at all.
1:03.8	In fact, it made the health care insurance providers rich at the expense of you,
1:09.8	the taxpayer.
1:11.4	We also know that there will be enhanced Obamacare subsidies,
1:15.4	which would otherwise expire at the end of the year.
1:19.2	The proposal could be unveiled as early as this coming Monday.
1:23.8	A White House spokesman declined to confirm the details of the plan, stating, quote, until President Trump makes an announcement himself, and in reporting about the administration's health care positions, is mere speculation.
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