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    KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat the Health?鈥: Taking a Shot at Gun Control

    The U.S. House passed a package of bills seeking to keep some guns out of the hands of children and teenagers, but its fate in the Senate remains a big question mark. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission takes on drug and hospital prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Cori Uccello of the American Academy of Actuaries about the most recent report from Medicare鈥檚 trustees board.

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    KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat the Health?鈥: Washington鈥檚 Slow Churn

    Stemming gun violence is back on the legislative agenda following three mass shootings in less than a month, but it鈥檚 hard to predict success when so many previous efforts have failed. Meanwhile, lawmakers must soon decide if they will extend current premium subsidies for those buying health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and the Biden administration acts, belatedly, on Medicare premiums. Margot Sanger-Katz of the New York Times, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat News join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Michelle Andrews, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 episode about a too-common problem: denial of no-cost preventive care for a colonoscopy under the Affordable Care Act.

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    KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat the Health?鈥: A(nother) Very Sad Week

    Two mass shootings in two weeks 鈥 one at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers 鈥 have reignited the 鈥済uns-as-public-health-problem鈥 debate. But political consensus seems as far away as ever. Meanwhile, the FDA is in the congressional hot seat over its handling of the infant formula shortage. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Rachana Pradhan of KHN join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Dr. Richard Baron, head of the American Board of Internal Medicine, about how doctors should discipline colleagues who spread medical misinformation.

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    KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat the Health?鈥: The Future of Public Health

    The covid pandemic has spotlighted the often-unseen role of public health in Americans鈥 daily lives. And the picture has not all been pretty. What is public health and why is it so important 鈥 and controversial? Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, explains the basics. Then, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Lauren Weber of KHN join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss what could happen next.

  • Where Gun Violence Defines Daily Life

    Searching For Safety: Where Children Hide When Gunfire Is All Too Common

    The overall crime rate has dropped during the pandemic, but unfortunately gun violence has not. In St. Louis, at least 11 children have been killed by gunfire so far this year. Living in neighborhoods with frequent violence has forced some families to improvise ways to keep their children safe, even in the place they are supposed to be most secure: their home. The stress of growing up in these conditions could lead to chronic health problems into adulthood.

    By Cara Anthony
  • Where Gun Violence Defines Daily Life

    The Final Cut

    Baltimore barber Antoine Dow helps bring dignity to young black men whose lives were cut short by gun violence.

    By Chaseedaw Giles