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Slender Starbucks, Medicaid at risk, and the gold card visa
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February 28, 2025·9m

Slender Starbucks, Medicaid at risk, and the gold card visa

It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news. On today's show, we have potential cuts ahead for Medicaid, Starbucks goes back to basics and gold card immigration. Related episodes: How Magic Johnson's Starbucks created new neighborhood businesses (Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-magic-johnsons-starbucks-created-new-neighborhood/id1320118593?i=1000677531452) / Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mAz9iKhmqT5vJzWnjfHrM?si=TtKGllXXTWCuqZl2KZd4Cg)) What's missing in the immigration debate (Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-missing-in-the-immigration-debate/id1320118593?i=1000675116637) / Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2D0ofVs3ghauhz0gUkpgAN?si=mtqK8WErTs-E-nNVErITlg)) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org (http://plus.npr.org/). Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez (https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez). Music by Drop Electric (https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/). Find us: TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney), Newsletter (https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money). To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) NPR Privacy Policy (https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy)

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