What this government shutdown means

Oct. 8, 2025 - Writer Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, breakdowns the government shut down and talks about what you can do.

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“How did we get here? Why is health insurance so complicated? What is Medicare, Medicaid … and how does that work with the Indian Health Service?

And, I should add, all of this is why the cost of health care is an issue in the partisan debate about how to fund the government. Philosophically: Democrats see health care as a human right. Republicans want the market to rule and set the cost, not the government.

Let’s break it down, throw in some history, and see what’s possible beyond the current debate. Let’s get smarter.”

• Read full story How America Broke Health Care | Breaking History by Mark Trahant https://marktrahant.substack.com/p/how-america-broke-health-care-breaking