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The Gist

What's in the Bill? With Sarah Kliff

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Vox health care writer Sarah Kliff returns to discuss the return of the health care reform bill that just won't die. In Kliff's estimation, the new bill, if passed in the Senate, would be great for the rich and terrible for the sick. Kliff is a columnist and co-host of The Weeds podcast.  In the Spiel, why we were surprised by zombie health reform.   Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:07.8

It's Friday, May 5th, 2017 from Slated's Digest on Mike Pasca.

0:12.0

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

0:13.6

Or as we call it here on the GIST, Happy Third Anniversary.

0:17.1

I take you back to 2014 a Heideglorious time,

0:20.2

a time when if you can believe it,

0:22.0

everyone with a pre-existing condition was covered by healthcare.

0:25.6

Wait, what?

0:26.6

Yeah, surveys show that some people binge the GIST a few months after they're recorded.

0:31.7

So who knows when you're listening to this,

0:34.0

what I just said may not be true.

0:35.8

The pre-existing conditions may be game on.

0:38.8

So back then, an asthmatic young teenager would get his inhaler

0:42.8

for less than $5,000 a month in premiums.

0:46.1

A pregnant woman who happened to be pregnant in Idaho

0:50.0

might not have to bear the cost of her healthcare,

0:53.0

whereas today, meaning a little bit in the future,

0:56.3

from 2017, if that Idaho woman's sister lived in California,

1:00.3

she'd probably be fine because their state

1:02.3

wouldn't opt out of the pre-existing coverage.

1:05.6

So what I'm going to predict will happen in the near future,

1:09.0

although if you're listening to it in the near future,

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