Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
Chapter 2: What is the growing controversy over the Ukraine peace plan?
There's growing controversy tonight over the 28-point peace plan to end fighting in Ukraine that the Trump administration has put forward. Lawmakers critical of the plan say they spoke with Secretary of State Mark Rubio, who told him that the plan is not the actual proposal from Washington.
According to Secretary Rubio, it's not the administration's position. It is essentially the the wish list of the Russians.
That's Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, who says Rubio told the group that the proposal is just a starting point, but a State Department spokesperson is calling those comments blatantly false. Rubio also later said the senators were mistaken. The Trump plan is very favorable to Moscow and includes giving up large pieces of Ukrainian territory to Russia.
Representatives from the U.S., Ukraine, and several European countries are meeting in Geneva Sunday to discuss the proposal. Open enrollment is now underway on healthcare.gov, and some 22 million people are facing huge premium spikes if Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies go away. NPR's Selina Simmons-Duffin has more on our story.
Republicans and Democrats appear divided over whether to continue the enhanced premium tax credits beyond December. Those have kept Affordable Care Act plan premiums down for several years. In a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, Republican Chair Mike Crapo of Idaho explained why he opposes extending the enhanced subsidies.
We cannot simply throw good money after bad policy.
He says the enhanced subsidies paper over rising health costs and enable fraud. Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia responded that the health care system is like a patient in the ICU.
We need to stabilize the system before we can explore innovative treatment options for long-term care.
The deadline for enrollees to pick a plan that begins next year is December 15th. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
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