{"id":7823,"date":"2025-10-23T23:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/desantis-health-insurance-coverage-dc-diagnosis-newsletter\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T23:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:02:56","slug":"desantis-health-insurance-coverage-dc-diagnosis-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/desantis-health-insurance-coverage-dc-diagnosis-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"STAT+: DeSantis downplays importance of health insurance as the government shutdown drags on"},"content":{"rendered":"

STAT+: DeSantis downplays importance of health insurance as the government shutdown drags on
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DeSantis highlights partisan rift over health insurance<\/h2>\n

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) offered a reminder of the political parties\u2019 starkly different attitudes toward health insurance\u00a0when he downplayed the importance of comprehensive coverage last week.<\/p>\n

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