It's Tuesday, October 28th.
I'm Jane Costin, and this is What A Day, the show asking,
why did President Donald Trump get an MRI at his last physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
You know, typically one does not get an MRI at a physical,
but maybe I'm just not achieving the same levels of stupendous health as our 79-year-old president.
On today's show, like many of us,
the president gets mad at a Canadian ad he saw during the World Series.
Not like many of us, it's informing his statecraft.
And a ragtag group of former USAID workers band together to fund some of the shuttered agency's most critical programs.
But let's start with healthcare.
Because the main issue keeping the government closed is healthcare.
Specifically,
the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that have been in place
since 2021 and further lowered premium costs.
Democrats want the enhanced subsidies extended.
Republicans don't.
Without them,
folks who rely on health care plans they bought on the exchange will see their premium skyrocket.
For example,
the Chicago Tribune reported on Monday that Illinois residents could see their ACA plan costs increased by about 80%