How fragile is the US healthcare system? | Inside Story

Millions of Americans are facing a huge increase in the amount they have to pay for health insurance. A dispute about government subsides for healthcare was one of the major issues that led to a 43-day shutdown of the U-S government last year- the longest in history. But even when the shutdown ended, Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on and extension of the the subsidies. As the clock struck midnight on January 1st - the health costs for 24 million people rose dramatically So, what's the impact for those in need? And how much politics is involved? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Lindsay Allen - Health Economist and Policy Researcher at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Neel Shah - Physician and Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic as well as Founder of the Costs of Care non-profit organisation. Rinah Shah - Political Strategist and Geopolitical analyst. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #HealthInsuranceHike #HealthcareCrisis #RisingCosts #PoliticsAndHealth #GovernmentSubsidies #InsuranceForAll #MillionsAffected #USHealthcare #MedicalExpenses #PolicyBattle #AlJazeeraEnglish