Listen: Control of U.S. Senate Could Hinge on Obamacare Positions

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KHN senior correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined KUNC’s Erin O’Toole on “Colorado Edition” to discuss his recent story about how the Affordable Care Act is affecting the close Colorado Senate race between incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner and Democratic former Gov. John Hickenlooper. That race and five others involving vulnerable Republican incumbents who sought to repeal the health care law could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate in 2021.

Public sentiment about the health care law, also known as Obamacare, has shifted. What was a political liability in 2014 for candidates has become a selling point amid the loss of jobs and health insurance for millions of people during the coronavirus pandemic.

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<h1>Listen: Control of U.S. Senate Could Hinge on Obamacare Positions</h1>
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<p><em>Can’t see the audio player? <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/20200831154902-CE_083120_Final_Pod.mp3">Click here to download.</a></em></p><p>KHN senior correspondent <a href="https://www.kunc.org/show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-08-31/colorado-edition-scarce-supply">Markian Hawryluk joined KUNC’s Erin O’Toole</a> on “<a href="https://www.kunc.org/programs/kuncs-colorado-edition#stream/0">Colorado Edition</a>” to discuss his <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/opposition-to-obamacare-becomes-political-liability-for-gop-incumbents/">recent story about how the Affordable Care Act</a> is affecting the close Colorado Senate race between incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner and Democratic former Gov. John Hickenlooper. That race and five others involving vulnerable Republican incumbents who sought to repeal the health care law could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate in 2021.</p><p>Public sentiment about the health care law, also known as Obamacare, has shifted. What was a political liability in 2014 for candidates has become a selling point amid the loss of jobs and health insurance for millions of people during the coronavirus pandemic.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-control-of-u-s-senate-could-hinge-on-obamacare-positions/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-control-of-u-s-senate-could-hinge-on-obamacare-positions/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-control-of-u-s-senate-could-hinge-on-obamacare-positions/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20Control%20of%20U.S.%20Senate%20Could%20Hinge%20on%20Obamacare%20Positions&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTE2NjUzNg&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-control-of-u-s-senate-could-hinge-on-obamacare-positions/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-control-of-u-s-senate-could-hinge-on-obamacare-positions/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><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/listen-control-of-u-s-senate-could-hinge-on-obamacare-positions/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<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;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1166536&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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