Healthcare costs are rising, and Nevada just rolled out a potential solution: the Battle Born State Plans, the state's first public health insurance option. But are these new plans actually affordable or just more “political theater”? Co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with Tabitha Mueller, capital bureau chief at The Nevada Independent, to break down what the plans do, who they’re for, and why some brokers and Governor Lombardo are not fans.

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