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    KHNs What the Health?: Finally Fixing the ‘Family Glitch’

    The Biden administration has decided to try to fix the so-called family glitch in the Affordable Care Act without an act of Congress. The provision has prevented workers families from getting subsidized coverage if an employer offer is unaffordable. Meanwhile, Medicares open enrollment period begins Oct. 15, and private Medicare Advantage plans are poised to cover more than half of Medicares 65 million enrollees. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read.

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    KHNs What the Health?: Looking Ahead to the Lame-Duck Session

    Congress wont be back in Washington until after Election Day, but lawmakers have left themselves a long list of items to finish up in November and December, including unfinished health care policies. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call; Jessie Hellmann, also of CQ Roll Call; and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHNs Sam Whitehead, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month episode about a family who tried to use urgent care to save money, but ended up with a big emergency room bill anyway.

  • A photo shows Bennett Markow looking at his brother, Eli, in a hospital bed during a family visit.
    The Cruelest Bills

    Listen: Grieving Families Face the Cruelest Bills

    KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber talks with NPR's "Consider This" podcast about her reporting on families confronted with medical bills while grieving the loss of a baby who received expensive hospital care.

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    KHNs What the Health?: On Government Spending, Congress Decides Not to Decide

    Congress has once again decided not to decide how to fund the federal government in time for the start of the fiscal year, racing toward a midnight Sept. 30 deadline to pass a stopgap bill that would keep the lights on for two more months. However, it does appear the FDAs program that gets drugmakers to help fund some of the agencys review staff will be renewed in time to stop pink slips from being sent. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews filmmaker Cynthia Lowen, whose new documentary, Battleground, explores how anti-abortion forces played the long game to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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    KHNs What the Health?: Biden Declares the Pandemic Over

    President Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS 60 Minutes, declared the covid-19 pandemic over, stoking confusion for members of his administration trying to persuade Congress to provide more funding to fight the virus and the public to get the latest boosters. Meanwhile, concerns about a return of medical inflation is helping boost insurance premiums even as private companies race to get their piece of the health pie. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Lauren Weber of KHN join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories they think you should read, too.

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    KHNs What the Health?: Grahams Bill Recenters Abortion Debate

    Republicans would like to shift the political focus away from abortion to economic issues for the midterm elections, but a bill from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy has put the issue squarely back on their agenda. The proposal was not welcomed by many of his colleagues, especially Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Also this week, the muddle about where the fight against covid stands and near-record-low numbers of uninsured in the U.S. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KHNs partnerships editor, Mary Agnes Carey, to discuss these issues and more.

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    KHNs What the Health?: Judge Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Acts Preventive Care Benefits

    A federal judge in Texas the same one who tried to strike down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional in 2018 has ruled against some of the ACAs preventive benefits, including the requirement that employers cover medication to prevent HIV. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs tries to make abortions slightly more available to veterans and their dependents. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHNs Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month installment.

  • Watch: The Mysterious Death of a Congressmans Wife

    KHN senior correspondent Samantha Young appeared on CBS News to discuss her reporting on the death of Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). She died after ingesting white mulberry leaf, according to the Sacramento County coroner. Young also explained her reporting process on Twitter and TikTok.

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    KHNs What the Health?: The Future of Public Health, 2022 Edition

    A new report from the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a National Public Health System calls for a major overhaul of the way the U.S. organizes, funds, and communicates about public health, particularly in the harsh spotlight of the covid-19 pandemic. In this special episode of KHNs What the Health? host Julie Rovner and KHNs correspondent Lauren Weber interview the commissions chair, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, about how to fix what ails public health.