How Obamacare, Medicare And âMedicare For Allâ Muddy The Campaign Trail
A talking point used by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refers to all three of these distinct concepts in a way that could magnify public misperceptions.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â âConscienceâ Rules, Rx Prices and Still More Medicare
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest news about the Trump administrationâs effort to allow health care practitioners and organizations to refuse to provide care or refer patients for services that violate their conscience or religion. Also this week, the administration orders TV ads for prescription drugs to include list prices. And Tennessee wants free rein from the federal government to run its Medicaid program. Plus, Rovner interviews Joan Biskupic, author of a new book on Chief Justice John Roberts, about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to the 2012 ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
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A Plan To Cover Immigrants Would Divert Public Health Dollars
California Gov. Gavin Newsomâs proposal to provide health coverage to unauthorized immigrants ages 19 to 25 would siphon money that four counties currently use for public health efforts such as battling contagious diseases.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Bye-Bye, ACA, And Hello âMedicare-For-Allâ?
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest in news about the Trump administrationâs effort to overturn the Affordable Care Act, a historic hearing on âMedicare-for-allâ and the Kansas Supreme Courtâs ruling that the state constitution protects a womanâs right to abortion. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Carmen Heredia Rodriguez about the latest âBill of the Monthâ feature.
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CBOâs Report On Single-Payer Health Care Holds More Questions Than Answers
The Congressional Budget Office report does clearly communicate that shifting to this type of health system would be a complicated process.
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A Big Hearing For âMedicare-For-Allâ â In A Small Room
In an unusual move, the House Rules Committee, instead of one of the panels that typically oversee health policy, held the first House hearing in a decade about converting the U.S. to a government-financed health care system.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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States Weigh Banning A Widely Used Pesticide Even Though EPA Wonât
The pesticide chlorpyrifos has been linked to developmental problems in children. Some state and federal lawmakers want the chemical banned, but federal regulators are fighting to keep it on the market.
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Association Insurance Pushes On Despite Court Ruling
Judge cited an attempted âend-runâ around the Affordable Care Act in rejecting large chunks of a new rule expanding access to such plans for small businesses and single proprietors.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â The Abortion Wars Rage On
Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest news about womenâs reproductive health policy and the latest skirmish in the debate over âMedicare-for-allâ: how hospitals should be paid.
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Americans Overwhelmingly Want Federal Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
Three-quarters of people urge action to keep patients from facing high medical costs when their insurance doesnât cover the care, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â You Have Questions, We Have Answers
Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNâs Julie Rovner to answer listener questions about the fate of the Affordable Care Act, âMedicare-for-allâ and how to talk about health care costs. Also, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite âextra creditâ stories of the week.
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Hickenlooper Expanded Medicaid, Created State-Run Marketplace To Insure Nearly All Coloradans
We wondered how Coloradoâs uninsured rate changed during John Hickenlooperâs time in the governorâs mansion and how it compares with the rest of the country.
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Watch: ACAâs Future And âMedicare-For-Allâ Front And Center As Candidates Line Up For 2020
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks about the court case challenging the Affordable Care Act and Democratic proposals to expand Medicare on C-SPAN and NPR.
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Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds
New research published in JAMA detected some changes in healthy behavior like weight and stress, but little overall impact in workersâ health status or employer health care spending.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â The GOPâs Health Reform Whiplash
Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest âwill they or wonât they?â when it comes to Republicans and comprehensive health reform. Also, a wrap-up of the latest abortion fights in the states and on Capitol Hill. And, another court setback for the Trump administrationâs efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Paula Andalo about the latest âBill of the Monthâ feature.