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Donny Kendal, Isaac Orr, and Justin Haskins bring you episode #173 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s episode features work from the Manhattan Institute, the Beacon Center of Tennessee, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

With Democrats having a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, it will be nearly impossible for federal lawmakers on either side of the aisle to replace the Affordable Care Act in the next two years.

Stocks of hospital and Medicaid-contracted managed-care companies plunged on the announcement of Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional.

Both parties and all candidates have deep flaws, and problems have no sound-bite solutions. But at this point in history, there is a civil war over foundational principles. The agenda of a candidate’s party counts.

A “right to healthcare” is a seductive idea that many Americans accept without thinking. But we need to take a closer look at what this means.

John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #129 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Mercatus Center, the Heritage Foundation, and The Heartland Institute.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes Americans without health insurance.  The unpopular individual mandate violates personal freedom and was targeted by Congressional Republicans in their recent “Obamacare” repeal efforts.

Senator John McCain of Arizona sequentially played the role of superhero, villainous traitor (to Republicans), and savior (to ObamaCare) as the McConnell “skinny repeal” lost by one vote—his.

Congress should take a vote on simply repealing ObamaCare. Republicans should be forced to go on the record to show how they keep—or renege on—their campaign promises.

With John Nothdurft MIA, Heartland’s Justin Haskins joins Donny Kendal to present episode #98 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Hudson Institute, the Cato Institute, and the Pacific Research Institute.

The reported success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) is based on enrollment numbers. Millions more have “coverage.”

The first 100 days of a Presidency are often called the “Honeymoon” period. Some honeymoon! By most accounts, it was 100 days of a contentious divorce proceeding, with the Democrats wanting to keep the (White) house and the bank account.

Heartland experts unpack their plan, featured in The Wall Street Journal in April 2017, to put Medicaid patients in charge of their own health care decisions.