Keeping Canceled Insurance Plans; The Rise of the Tea Party; Breastmilk: The Movie

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 15, 2013

President Obama announced that insurance companies may keep people on plans that were initially canceled after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. WNYC’s Fred Mogul and Elisabeth Benjamin from the Community Service Society will explain what you need to know about your insurance plan. Plus: co-directors Jamila Wignot and Sierra Pettengill discuss their new documentary on the rise of the Tea Party; Ricki Lake and Dana Ben-Ari talk about their new film, “Breastmilk;” and Christopher Beha of Harper’s Magazine shares some of the surprises in their December Index. 

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