You Earned This: The Social Security & Medicare Podcast!
Jun 23, 2026 · 11 min · 11 segments
In this encore episode from November, 2025, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) tells us that Trump and congressional Republicans are leaving people of modest means "in the dust" --- by jacking up health…
Ron WydenGuest
Walter GottliebHost
He says that people are gonna be shocked when they see how much their health insurance premiums go up for 2026.

But so far, President Trump and the Republicans have preferred to keep the government shut down than to extend health care insurance subsidies that could help people stay covered.


Ron Wyden is a six-term senator from the state of Oregon, and he is a ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.

He says that people are gonna be shocked when they see how much their health insurance premiums go up for 2026.

But so far, President Trump and the Republicans have preferred to keep the government shut down than to extend health care insurance subsidies that could help people stay covered.


Ron Wyden is a six-term senator from the state of Oregon, and he is a ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee.
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