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    Another Try for Mental Health ‘Parity’

    Episode 307

    President Joe Biden is kicking off his reelection campaign in part by trying to finish a decades-long effort to establish parity in insurance benefits between mental and physical health. Meanwhile, House Republicans are working to add abortion and other contentious amendments to must-pass spending bills. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join ϳԹ News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews ϳԹ News’ Céline Gounder about her podcast “Epidemic.” The new season focuses on the successful public health effort to eradicate smallpox.

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    Industry Groups in California Vie for New Medicaid Money

    State officials have promised to boost funding for California’s Medicaid program by $11.1 billion starting next year, with most of that money earmarked for higher payments to doctors, hospitals, and other providers. But the details have yet to be worked out, and powerful health industry groups are jockeying for position.

    By Angela Hart and Samantha Young
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    The Long Road to Reining In Short-Term Plans 

    Episode 305

    President Biden made good on a campaign promise this week with a proposal that would limit short-term health insurance plans that boast low premiums but also few benefits. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw affirmative action programs could set back efforts to diversify the nation’s medical workforce. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Amy Goldstein of the Washington Post, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat News join ϳԹ News’ chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews ϳԹ News’ Bram Sable-Smith, who reported the latest ϳԹ News-NPR “Bill of the Month” about how a hospital couldn’t track down a patient, but a debt collector could.

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    Slow Your Disenroll

    Episode 302

    More than a million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended. The Biden administration is asking states to slow disenrollment, but that does not mean states must listen. Meanwhile, a Supreme Court decision gives Medicaid beneficiaries the right to sue over their care, and a new deal preserves coverage of preventive services nationwide as a Texas court case continues. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join ϳԹ News’ Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, ϳԹ News’ Julie Rovner interviews Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health, a new unit of JPMorgan Chase, about employers’ role in insurance coverage.

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    Debt Deal Leaves Health Programs (Mostly) Intact

    Episode 301

    The bipartisan deal to extend the U.S. government’s borrowing authority includes future cuts to federal health agencies, but they are smaller than many expected and do not touch Medicare and Medicaid. Meanwhile, Merck & Co. becomes the first drugmaker to sue Medicare officials over the federal health insurance program’s new authority to negotiate drug prices. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join ϳԹ News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews ϳԹ News senior correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble, who reported the latest ϳԹ News-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature, about the perils of visiting the U.S. with European health insurance.

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    The Abortion Pill Goes Back to Court

    Episode 298

    A three-judge appeals court panel heard testimony this week about revoking the FDA’s 22-year-old approval of a key pill used in medication abortion and miscarriage management. The judges all have track records of siding with abortion foes. Meanwhile, as the standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling continues in Washington, a major sticking point is whether to impose work requirements on recipients of Medicaid coverage. Victoria Knight of Axios, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join ϳԹ News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

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