Timothy McBride
@mcbridetd.bsky.social
Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Co-Director Center for Advancing Health Services Policy and Economics Research.
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Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Co-Director Center for Advancing Health Services Policy and Economics Research.
https://source.washu.edu/experts/timothy-mcbride/
Substack: https://timothymcbride.substack.com/
Views my own.
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Trump weighs plan to extend extra ACA subsidies for two years
With backlash growing to surging health insurance costs, Trump is floating a temporary extension of extra ACA subsidies.
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Trump weighed health care plan to extend extra ACA subsidies for two years but then GOP majority forced him to back off
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Skyrocketing ACA premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions | CNN Politics
Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act policies are contending with the looming lapse of the enhanced subsidies. The increased cost of coverage can lead to agonizing tradeoffs for many enrolle...
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Because GOP has refused to extend enhanced premium tax credits, skyrocketing health insurance premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions
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By one estimate the state's share of SALES TAX rate would rise to 11.5% and the sales tax rate one everything would raise to over 18% raising the price of everything purchased in the state.
At a time when the average voter already thinks goods are UNAFFORDABLE
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At a time when the average voter already thinks goods are UNAFFORDABLE
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Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?
Florida relies on marketplace plans far more heavily than any other state. If subsidies are eliminated, health insurance will be unaffordable for many Floridians.
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Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies? theconversation.com/why-are-4-7-...
Consumers on edge as ACA 'subsidy cliff' looms: 'Quite frankly, it's terrifying'
Households are bracing for a sharp increase in their health insurance premiums if Congress doesn't extend enhanced subsidies for ACA marketplace plans.
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ACA subsidy cliff may trigger higher health insurance premiums for consumers
‘Quite frankly, it’s terrifying’
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‘Quite frankly, it’s terrifying’
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After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance - KFF Health News
Average premium payments in the federal government’s insurance program for its employees are set to jump more than 12% next year, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase is higher than m...
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After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance
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Kennedy Sharpens Vaccine Attacks, Without Scientific Backing - KFF Health News
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that the aluminum ingredients in vaccines cause a variety of harmful reactions, from allergies to autism. Scientists say that’s wrong and warn of risks if th...
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Kennedy Sharpens Vaccine Attacks, Without Scientific Backing
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The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA - KFF Health News
Republicans are solidifying their opposition to extending pandemic-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and seem to be coalescing around giving money directly to consumers to spend on health ca...
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The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA
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Skyrocketing ACA premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions | CNN Politics
Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act policies are contending with the looming lapse of the enhanced subsidies. The increased cost of coverage can lead to agonizing tradeoffs for many enrolle...
www.cnn.com
ACA enrollment: Skyrocketing health insurance premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
"Sen. Curtis Trent...said Friday he is ready to help Kehoe achieve that goal and agreed that the plan could rely on an expansion of the sales tax."
Phasing out the income tax would thus raise the PRICE of everything you buy, making it even more UNAFFORDABLE.
Phasing out the income tax would thus raise the PRICE of everything you buy, making it even more UNAFFORDABLE.
The plan in Missouri is to raise the COSTS of everything you buy making them UNAFFORDABLE.
See this in the story:
"The genesis of the ballot initiative...was a proposal ... to replace the state income tax with a broader base of sales taxes"
So the plan is to replace the income tax with a SALES TAX
See this in the story:
"The genesis of the ballot initiative...was a proposal ... to replace the state income tax with a broader base of sales taxes"
So the plan is to replace the income tax with a SALES TAX
If Missouri plans to replace the entire income tax ($502 million) with an increase in the sales tax, it would require raising the sales tax rate from about 4% to 11% or more
So it would require raising the price on everything by SEVEN PERCENTAGE POINTS
when consumer goods are already UNAFFORDABLE.
So it would require raising the price on everything by SEVEN PERCENTAGE POINTS
when consumer goods are already UNAFFORDABLE.
‘Nobody will ever believe it’: James Comer airs doubts about his own Epstein investigation
The House Oversight chair fears “so many conspiracy theories” will haunt any findings he ultimately releases.
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‘Nobody will ever believe it’: James Comer airs doubts about his own Epstein investigation - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader
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Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
US Cancer Registries, Constrained by Trump Policies, To Recognize Only ‘Male’ or ‘Female’ Patients - KFF Health News
Under Trump policies, cancer registries in 2026 will have to classify sex data strictly as male, female, or unknown, a change scientists and advocates say will harm the health of one of the nation’s m...
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U.S. Cancer Registries to Classify Only 'Males' or 'Females' Due to Trump Policies kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Most of my posts are not about Missouri!
Reposted by Timothy D. McBride
The Dems better draft a Project 2026 detailing actual workable plans that all Dem candidates can reference and not just campaign by repeating "Affordability " without solutions like Trump did.
The next big battleground test: A Wisconsin race that has tortured Republicans
Republicans and Democrats have each poured tens of millions into the state's recent Supreme Court races — and the GOP has gotten crushed.
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The next big battleground test: A Wisconsin race that has tortured Republicans www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
College football's $150 million coaching meltdown
The coaching carousel isn't finished spinning yet.
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College football's $150 million coaching meltdown www.axios.com/2025/11/28/c...
Afghan community leader in St. Louis condemns DC shooting, urges tolerance
Haroon Safi, president of the U.S. Afghan Chamber of Commerce in St. Louis, said refugees are grateful and want to give back to their communities.
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Afghan community leader in St. Louis condemns DC shooting, urges tolerance www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
The plan in Missouri is to raise the COSTS of everything you buy making them UNAFFORDABLE.
See this in the story:
"The genesis of the ballot initiative...was a proposal ... to replace the state income tax with a broader base of sales taxes"
So the plan is to replace the income tax with a SALES TAX
See this in the story:
"The genesis of the ballot initiative...was a proposal ... to replace the state income tax with a broader base of sales taxes"
So the plan is to replace the income tax with a SALES TAX
New ads urge Missourians to help Kehoe cut state income tax www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
"Sen. Curtis Trent...said Friday he is ready to help Kehoe achieve that goal and agreed that the plan could rely on an expansion of the sales tax."
Phasing out the income tax would thus raise the PRICE of everything you buy, making it even more UNAFFORDABLE.
Phasing out the income tax would thus raise the PRICE of everything you buy, making it even more UNAFFORDABLE.
New ads urge Missourians to help Kehoe cut state income tax www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
New ads urge Missourians to help Kehoe cut state income tax
The governor's plan could involve new taxes on services such as haircuts and lawn services
www.stltoday.com
The plan in Missouri is to raise the COSTS of everything you buy making them UNAFFORDABLE.
See this in the story:
"The genesis of the ballot initiative...was a proposal ... to replace the state income tax with a broader base of sales taxes"
So the plan is to replace the income tax with a SALES TAX
See this in the story:
"The genesis of the ballot initiative...was a proposal ... to replace the state income tax with a broader base of sales taxes"
So the plan is to replace the income tax with a SALES TAX
New ads urge Missourians to help Kehoe cut state income tax
The governor's plan could involve new taxes on services such as haircuts and lawn services
www.stltoday.com
New ads urge Missourians to help Kehoe cut state income tax www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
a woman says really really affordable while holding something in her hand
ALT: a woman says really really affordable while holding something in her hand
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If the Democrats don't run on one issue in 2026 they are crazy
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‘There Was No Alarm’: Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence
Shrouded buildings and broken alarms left many apartment dwellers unaware of the unfolding disaster.
www.wsj.com
So sad
‘There Was No Alarm’:
Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
‘There Was No Alarm’:
Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
Israeli Raid in Southern Syria Kills at Least 13, Syrian Officials Say
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Israeli Raid in Southern Syria Kills at Least 13, Syrian Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
After D.C. National Guard Shooting, Trump Steps Up Immigration Crackdown
The White House is pushing for “reverse migration” and aims to expand restrictions on nations it deems high risk.
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After D.C. National Guard Shooting, Trump Steps Up Immigration Crackdown www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Managing Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma in Rural America
Unique challenges that have some solutions, but more are needed
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Managing Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma in Rural America www.medpagetoday.com/spotlight/mu...
A Different Type of Dementia is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline
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A Different Type of Dementia is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
Democrats close to flipping Trump Tennessee District—Poll
Aftyn Behn was just two points behind Matt Van Epps in a district Donald Trump carried by 22 points in the 2024 presidential election.
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Democrats close to flipping Trump Tennessee District that ran +22 Trump in Poll
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Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?
The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).
www.thenation.com
Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week? | The Nation www.thenation.com/article/poli...