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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.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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.
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.
The plan by Sanders has drawn a lot of attention on the campaign trail and Capitol Hill. Â
Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest version of a âMedicare-for-allâ bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a presidential hopeful, and Democratic and Republican reactions to it. They also discuss the latest on congressional efforts to rein in drug prices and another state effort to expand Medicaid â but not exactly in the way voters wanted. Also, Rovner interviews Ceci Connolly of the Alliance of Community Health Plans.
During Wednesdayâs House subcommittee hearing on insulin price hikes, drug makers and benefits managers pointed fingers at each other for the last decadeâs 300% price increase, frustrating congressional representatives.
The Senate Finance Committeeâs third drug-pricing hearing focused on pharmacy benefit managers, and was more of a fact-finding mission on how these companies operate than a debate about policy proposals.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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.
President Donald Trump promises that Republicans will be the âparty of health careâ and seeks to have a court overturn the Affordable Care Act. But that leaves some Republican lawmakers nervous about bringing the contentious issue up before the 2020 elections. KHNâs Julie Rovner talks to âDetroit Todayâ host Stephen Henderson about the implications of the presidentâs moves.
Though a range of policy solutions have been discussed by Congress, the White House and other experts, a theme of a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday was that providers and insurers are key to correcting the issue.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Itâs been a wild week for health policy, mostly because of developments surrounding two different legal cases. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNâs Julie Rovner to sort it out with a discussion of a setback for Medicaid work requirements and the Trump administrationâs decision to back a lawsuit claiming the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Also, Rovner interviews filmmaker Mike Eisenberg about his movie âTo Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary.â
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), head of the influential HELP committee, wants to make it easier to share and store detailed medical histories.
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the efforts to curb âsurpriseâ medical bills to patients who inadvertently get out-of-network care; a look at where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on health; and the Trump administrationâs efforts to end HIV in the U.S. Also, Rovner interviews Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is leaving his job in early April.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the suggested cuts to health programs in President Donald Trumpâs budget proposal, the latest on lawsuits challenging work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and the FDAâs crackdown on e-cigarettes. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Clear differences of opinion emerged between Democrats and Republicans during a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing about how to make prescription drugs more affordable in the Medicare program.
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