Abortion and the 2024 Election: A Video Primer
The first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago takes place in November, and abortion is sure to play a key role.
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SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang
Episode 354The Supreme Court has issued its final opinions for the 2023-24 term, including decisions affecting abortion access, the opioid epidemic, and how the federal government functions. In this special episode, Sarah Somers , legal director of the National Health Law Program, joins 窪蹋勛圖厙 News chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss how the justices disposed of the terms health-related cases and what those decisions could mean going forward.
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Idahos OB-GYN Exodus Throws Women in Rural Towns Into a Care Void
Idahos law criminalizing abortion drove a high-profile exodus of OB-GYNs from the state more than a year ago. Now, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back abortion protections enshrined by Roe v. Wade, patients in rural Idaho are forced to leave their community for gynecological care.
SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies
Episode 353In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overruled a 40-year-old precedent that gave federal agencies, rather than judges, the power to interpret ambiguous laws passed by Congress. Administrative experts say the decision will dramatically change the way key health agencies do business. Also, the court decided not to decide whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care overrides Idahos near-total ban on abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
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1st Biden-Trump Debate of 2024: What They Got Wrong, and Right
A debate marked by President Joe Bidens faltering performance featured clashes over insulin costs, inflation, abortion, immigration, and Jan. 6.
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Republicans Are Downplaying Abortion, but It Keeps Coming Up
Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on reproductive health care and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather take an off-ramp than a victory lap when it comes to abortion. But they cant escape talking about it.
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Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After Roe Was Overturned
A recent study found that the rate of women 18 to 30 getting tubal ligations doubled in the 16 months following the Dobbs decision. The number of young men getting vasectomies also shot up, but men still get sterilized much less often than women.
Live From Aspen: Health and the 2024 Elections
Episode 352Health policy may not be the top issue in this years presidential and congressional elections, but its likely to play a key role. President Joe Biden and Democrats intend to hold Republicans responsible for the Supreme Courts unpopular ruling overturning the right to abortion, and former President Donald Trump aims to take credit for government efforts to lower prescription drug prices even in cases in which he played no role. Meanwhile, some critical health care issues, such as those involving Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, are unlikely to get discussed much, even though the party in power after the elections would control the future of those programs. This week, in an episode taped before a live audience at the Aspen Ideas: Health festival in Aspen, Colorado, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
SCOTUS Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge For Now
Episode 351The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the FDAs approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, ruling unanimously that the anti-abortion doctor group that filed the suit lacked standing. But abortion opponents are expected to pursue other strategies to ban or restrict the medication. Meanwhile, the Biden administration moves to stop the inclusion of medical debt on individual credit reports, and former President Donald Trump tries to claim credit for $35 insulin. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Rachana Pradhan of 窪蹋勛圖厙 News, and Emmarie Huetteman of 窪蹋勛圖厙 News join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF president and CEO Drew Altman about KFFs new Health Policy 101 primer.
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Journalists Discuss Abortion Laws, Pollution, and Potential Changes to Obamacare Subsidies
窪蹋勛圖厙 News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
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Wins at the Ballot Box for Abortion Rights Still Mean Court Battles for Access
Michigan and Ohio serve as cautionary tales for states whose voters will decide abortion ballot initiatives this year: Even if the measures pass, it would take time to unwind conflicting laws.
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Readers Issue Rx for Clogged ERs and Outrageous Out-of-Pocket Costs
窪蹋勛圖厙 News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Waiting for SCOTUS
Episode 349June is when the Supreme Court typically issues rulings in the major cases it hears during that years term. This year, those interested in health policy are awaiting decisions in two abortion-related cases and one that could reshuffle the way health policies (and all other federal policies) are made. In this special episode, KFFs Laurie Sobel, associate director for womens health policy, joins Julie Rovner for a review of the cases and a preview of how the court might rule.
Anti-Abortion Hard-Liners Speak Up
Episode 348While Republican candidates in many states downplay their opposition to abortion, the most vehement wing of the movement, which helped overturn Roe v. Wade those who advocate prosecuting patients, outlawing contraception, and banning IVF are increasingly outspoken. Meanwhile, some state legislatures continue to advance new restrictions, like a proposal moving in Louisiana to include abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol on the list of the most dangerous drugs. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins schools of public health and nursing and Politico Magazine join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Shefali Luthra of The 19th about her new book on abortion in post-Roe America, Undue Burden.
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Watch: Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding Abortion Ban States
On 窪蹋勛圖厙 News What the Health?, chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner interviewed Atul Grover of the Association of American Medical Colleges about its recent analysis showing that graduating medical students are avoiding training in states with abortion bans and major restrictions.
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Democrats Seek To Make GOP Pay for Threats to Reproductive Rights
Democrats running for office are using abortion rollbacks to galvanize voters, with abortion rights ballot initiatives amplifying their lines of attack. In Missouri, the leading Democratic candidate for the Senate also blames Republican Sen. Josh Hawley for threatening access to IVF.
Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States
Episode 346For the second year in a row, medical school graduates across specialties are shying away from applying for residency training in states with abortion bans or significant restrictions, according to a new study. Meanwhile, Medicares trustees report that the program will be able to pay its bills longer than expected which could discourage Congress from acting to address the programs long-term financial woes. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University schools of nursing and public health and Politico Magazine, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding States With Abortion Restrictions
A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
By Julie Rovner and Rachana Pradhan