Journalists Describe Drivers of High Health Costs and Spell Out the Science of Protein

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed concerns about health care costs following the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits on CBS News’ CBS News 24/7 on Feb. 5. Rayasam also discussed rising health insurance costs on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Jan. 30.

Click here to watch Rayasam on CBS News 24/7.
Click here to hear Rayasam on The Georgia Health Report.
Read Rayasam’s “It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?“

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed protein intake on CBS News Texas on Feb. 2.

Click here to watch Gounder on CBS News Texas.

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<h1>Journalists Describe Drivers of High Health Costs and Spell Out the Science of Protein</h1>
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			February 7, 2026		</time>
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<p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed concerns about health care costs following the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits on CBS News’ <em>CBS News 24/7 </em>on Feb. 5. Rayasam also discussed rising health insurance costs on WUGA’s <em>The Georgia Health Report</em> on Jan. 30.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/concerns-about-health-care-costs-after-affordable-care-act-tax-credits-expire/">Click here to watch Rayasam on <em>CBS News 24/7</em>.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2026-01-30/georgia-health-report-more-georgians-priced-out-of-the-insurance-market">Click here to hear Rayasam on <em>The Georgia Health Report</em>.</a></li><li>Read Rayasam’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/uninsured-health-care-low-cost-discounts-options-advice-5-things/">It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?</a>“</li></ul><p>KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed protein intake on CBS News Texas on Feb. 2.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FfFkpk9dDw">Click here to watch Gounder on CBS News Texas.</a></li></ul><p /><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-february-7-2026-aca-obamacare-premium-costs-subsidies-protein-intake/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
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