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PODCAST: We chat with a MacArthur genius grant winner

Prices are out for Obama's health exchanges. So how much will it cost you? A chat with one of today's MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant' winners. And why cant the government pinpoint just when it will hit its debt limit?

Starting next week, federally run exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act will officially roll out in 36 states. And we now have our first detailed look at the prices.

Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, was named one of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ winners today. He organized a system in Camden, the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, that tracks down the poorest patients who need care. He chats with Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio about the news and his project. 

The U.S. cannot pinpoint just when it will hit its debt limit, and while a giant unexpected expense could cause a problem, it’s revenues that make the deadline tough to figure out.

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