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The case for healthcare price caps

The case for healthcare price caps

Marketplace vor 1 Monat

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Healthcare affordability is top-of-mind for many Americans right
now. And for a long time, state legislators’ only avenue for
easing that burden was through care subsidies. But what about
looking at the problem from a whole new angle? In this episode,
two states, unalike in their political leanings, try out
healthcare price caps. Plus: Rising oil prices push up short-term
bond yields, more homebuyers look into adjustable-rate mortgages,
and we try to predict Fed Chair Warsh’s next move.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

High oil prices are pushing up short-term bond yields

What will Kevin Warsh do? He's not telling

More states are trying price caps to tackle healthcare
affordability

As mortgage rates rise, some homebuyers are choosing
adjustable-rate loans

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