A federal judge on June 26 ordered the Trump administration to reunite migrant families that it separated at the border. But days later, there's been little progress, and POLITICO's Paul Demko and Renuka Rayasam join Dan Diamond to discuss what has — and still hasn't — happened at HHS (starts at the 1:30 mark). Paul also discussed the latest enrollment numbers from the Affordable Care Act marketplaces and the state of Obamacare heading into the midterm elections (starts at the 12:45 mark).

Then after the break, Dan sits down with Atul Gawande in a previously unaired segment to discuss Atul's thoughts on long-term care and how he sees health reform (starts at the 26:45 mark).

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MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

Renu's story on medical workers' concerns about migrant families' health risks: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/20/some-of-the-kids-i-spoke-to-were-traumatized-some-could-barely-speak-638329

Dan and Ted Hesson's story on HHS' slow response to reuniting families: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/02/separated-families-border-children-reunite-664674

Paul's story on how ACA rate hikes will be a headache for Republicans: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/24/obamacare-rate-increase-republicans-election-642386

Atul's New Yorker article on whether health care is a right: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/is-health-care-a-right

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