NPR: affordability crisis https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-139559 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:52:59 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: affordability crisis https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-139559/affordability-crisis Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond  A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:15:30 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/23/nx-s1-5901338/health-alliance-austin-musicians-texas-health-premiums-obamacare-marketplace-uninsured https://www.npr.org/2026/08/23/nx-s1-5901338/health-alliance-austin-musicians-texas-health-premiums-obamacare-marketplace-uninsured

 A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.

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