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U.S. healthcare system pushed into spotlight as fight over subsidies continue

The dispute over extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies is at the center of the shutdown fight, and it's put America's healthcare system at centerstage. So what solutions are lawmakers proposing?

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Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.