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This week, KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥� panelists answered questions submitted by listeners.
Among the topics covered were drug prices, how other countries provide and pay for health insurance and whether Congress might repeal the 鈥淐adillac tax鈥� on generous health plans.
This week鈥檚 panelists are Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Caitlin Owens of Axios.
Among questions the panel addressed:
- Why [does] the health care debate in the U.S. seem to be focused on 鈥淢edicare for All鈥� or strengthening the ACA, but no one is suggesting a universal multipayer system with price controls, as in France or Germany?
- Can you please explain the policies that prevent the majority of Medicare patients from using third-party and manufacturers鈥� coupons for medications?
- I know that you all talked about the update on the Cadillac tax, but I was wondering, what are the reasons why there is bipartisan support to repeal it?
Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read too:
Julie Rovner: The Washington Post鈥檚 鈥�,鈥� by Paige Winfield Cunningham
Anna Edney: Bloomberg News鈥� 鈥�,鈥� by Natalie Obiko Pearson and Simran Jagdev
Alice Miranda Ollstein: The Appeal鈥檚 鈥�,鈥� by Kira Lerner
Caitlin Owens: JAMA Internal Medicine鈥檚 鈥�,鈥� by Eric Sun, Michelle Mello and Jasmin Moshfegh
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