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There couldnât be more at stake for Californiaâs Democratic health care agenda in the presidential race. State lawmakers are already penning big-ticket legislation they hope to pursue should Democrat Joe Biden win, from single-payer to a new wealth tax.
Science is becoming increasingly politicized, so how will it fare on the campaign trail â in 2020 and beyond?
President Donald Trump wants to send seniors $200 apiece. Beyond the legal and logistical problems, health care experts point out it does little to help someone with even typical prescription costs.
Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump is âjealous of COVIDâs media coverage.â Indeed, Trump has complained at his rallies, attended by mostly maskless supporters, about how the media covers the pandemic â at a time when cases are rising rapidly across the nation. Meanwhile, open enrollment is about to begin for the Affordable Care Act in a year when many people need coverage, but the lawâs future is not secure. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Anna Almendrala about the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ installment.
Experts said a penalty of $10,000 in one year would have been extremely unlikely.
The Trump administration sought to shrink the federal-state health program for low-income Americans and give states more flexibility. But Democrats and the courts thwarted most of those efforts.
The administration seeks to have the Supreme Court overturn the federal health law but has not explained how it would ensure Americansâ health care coverage.
No private firms bid on the $30 million contract to set up and operate the stateâs plan to bring in cheaper drugs. The setback is likely to delay by at least several months Floridaâs effort to become the first state to import drugs under new federal regulations.
Colorado voters will decide whether to ban most abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy, which would eliminate a haven for people seeking to end their pregnancies in the Midwest and Mountain West.
A Biden campaign ad out this month attacks President Donald Trump for pushing to slash Medicare benefits. A campaign spokesperson said the claim comes from the administrationâs support for a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act that seeks to nullify the entire law.
Trump claims the U.S. is "rounding the corner" on COVID, while Biden predicts a "dark winter." On another front, Trump warns Biden's health care plan will lead to socialized medicine; Biden promises private insurance isn't going anywhere.
Glimmers of hope are beginning to appear in the fight against the coronavirus, such as a decreasing death rate. But thereâs not-so-good news, too, including a push for âherd immunity,â which could result in millions more deaths. Meanwhile, the Trump administration doubles down on work requirements for Medicaid. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
The number is taken from a hypothetical modeling scenario that doesnât offer a realistic comparison.
The World Health Organization has been consistent throughout the pandemic in communicating that lockdowns should be employed only when COVID-19 cases are high â to give governments and health systems time to redouble efforts. Forced closures should not be the primary strategy to combat coronavirus transmission.
The vice president went on to point out the underlying philosophical differences between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden regarding their approaches to COVID-19.
In less than six years, Sen. Joni Ernst has gone from being a rising star in the Republican Party to running neck and neck against a political newcomer. A poll last month showed more than 1 in 3 Iowa voters think Ernstâs relationship to President Donald Trump is âtoo close,â Â and her comments about the coronavirus death toll sparked a backlash.
President Donald Trump has been heralding drugmakers as âgreat companies.â Yet in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, Trump is not feeling the love in pharma contributions. Former Vice President Joe Biden is, even though his proposed policies could dent the industryâs profitability.
President Donald Trump is one of at least two dozen people tied to the White House who have tested positive for COVID-19. Negotiations on the next round of COVID relief are off again â maybe. And the FDA and CDC continue to fight for scientific credibility. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog about what the Supreme Court might do with the latest case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
During this, the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election season, the two candidates clashed over the coronavirus and other health care issues, as well as a range of other topics.
The presidentâs doctors have used HIPAA â the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act â as a shield to avoid questions about the presidentâs COVID-19 diagnosis.
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