ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News On Air Archives - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /topics/on-air/ ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News produces in-depth journalism on health issues and is a core operating program of KFF. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:17:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=32 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News On Air Archives - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /topics/on-air/ 32 32 161476233 Gounder Culls the News, From Ticks and AI to Who Might Lead CDC /on-air/kff-health-news-tick-bites-ai-podcasts-cdc-erica-schwartz04-25-26/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2230896&preview=true&preview_id=2230896

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the increase in hospital visits during tick season on CBS’ CBS Mornings on April 20. On April 18, for CBS News’ The Daily Report, Gounder discussed how some health podcasts generated by artificial intelligence are spreading misinformation. She also spoke with Scripps News about President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz.

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Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay /on-air/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2183401&post_type=article&preview_id=2183401

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on Apple News Today on April 15.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on The Yonder Report on April 8.


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Rovner Recaps Medicaid Cuts’ Impact on Hospitals and Fields Caller Questions on Affordability /on-air/on-air-april-11-2026-medicaid-cuts-health-care-affordability/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s 1A on April 7. She also discussed health care affordability on The Middle With Jeremy Hobson on April 3.

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Journalists Capsulize Weight Loss News and ACA Premium Pressures /on-air/on-air-april-4-2026-weight-loss-pills-aca-premiums/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2178130&post_type=article&preview_id=2178130

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed a new weight loss pill approved by the FDA on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on April 2.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed high Affordable Care Act premiums on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on March 27.


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Journalists Shine Light on Out-of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI’s Role in Claims Disputes, and Susie Wiles /on-air/on-air-march-21-2026-insurance-prices-measles-spread-ai-vaccine-ruling-susie-wiles/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News series “Priced Out,” which focuses on the health insurance crisis, on An Arm and a Leg on March 19.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News rural health reporter Andrew Jones discussed the spread of measles across the Carolinas on WUNC’s Due South on March 17.


Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on March 16 how U.S. hospitals and insurers are turning to AI to settle disputes over medical claims and payments. On March 17, she outlined the court ruling blocking the Trump administration’s vaccine policy changes for children on CBS News’ CBS Mornings. Gounder also discussed Susie Wiles’ decision to stay on as White House chief of staff amid breast cancer treatment on CBS News 24/7’s The Takeout on March 16.


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Journalists Talk Medicaid Work Mandate in Georgia and Wage Garnishment Bill in Colorado /on-air/on-air-march-14-2026-georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-colorado-wage-garnishment/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Medicaid work requirements on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on March 6.

  • Read Whitehead’s “,” co-reported with Samantha Liss.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell discussed wage garnishment legislation on KUNC’s In the NoCo on March 5.

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Journalists Explain a Spat Over Sugary Coffee and How Measles Fools Doctors /on-air/on-air-march-7-2026-measles-rural-health-transformation-program-dunkin-coffee/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed excited delirium on Vox Media Podcast Network’s Criminal on March 6.

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On CBS News’ CBS Mornings on March 5, Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the Massachusetts governor’s retort to comments by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about popular coffee chains.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News California correspondent Christine Mai-Duc discussed Affordable Care Act premium increases on CapRadio’s Insight With Vicki Gonzalez on March 2.

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News rural health reporter Andrew Jones discussed how younger doctors are struggling to diagnose measles on KMOX’s Total Information AM on Feb. 27.

  • Read Jones’ “.”

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News South Dakota correspondent Arielle Zionts discussed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program on Marketplace’s Make Me Smart podcast on Feb. 19.

  • Read Zionts’ “,” co-reported with Sarah Jane Tribble and Maia Rosenfeld.
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ICE, ALS, Addiction Medicine, and Robotic Ultrasounds: Journalists Sound Off on All That and More /on-air/on-air-february-28-2026-ice-hospitalization-custody-als-substance-use-addiction/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=2162391&post_type=article&preview_id=2162391

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern California correspondent Claudia Boyd-Barrett discussed how family members and lawyers of those in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are struggling to find them in California hospitals on CapRadio’s Insight With Vicki Gonzalez on Feb. 25.


Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the neurodegenerative disease ALS on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Feb. 20.

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Elyse Stevens, a New Orleans doctor who faced investigation because of her patient-centered approach to substance use disorders, on The Lens’ Behind The Lens podcast on Feb. 20.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News chief rural correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble discussed major cuts to Medicaid on WBUR’s Here & Now on Feb. 19. Tribble also discussed Alabama’s plan for robotic ultrasounds on The Daily Yonder’s The Yonder Report on Feb. 19.


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Journalists Explain Colorectal Cancer Risk and Federal Pullback on Georgia Disability Oversight /on-air/on-air-february-21-2026-colorectal-cancer-georgia-disability-federal-oversight/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=2159237&post_type=article&preview_id=2159237

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Feb. 16 how the recent deaths of two actors sparked searches for colorectal cancer information.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Feb. 13 how the Justice Department is pulling back its oversight of Georgia’s system for people with disabilities.


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Journalists Unpack Impact of ICE Arrests on Families and Caffeine’s Effect on Dementia Risk /on-air/on-air-february-14-2026-ice-families-caffeine-dementia-addiction/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed the cost of cancer care in the wake of James Van Der Beek’s death on ABC News’ ABC News Live on Feb. 12.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern California correspondent Claudia Boyd-Barrett discussed how families of detainees by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are struggling to find those who have been hospitalized on KQED’s The California Report on Feb. 10.

  • Read Boyd-Barrett’s “‘.”

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed a new study linking daily coffee or caffeinated tea intake to lower dementia risk on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Feb. 10.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed differing opinions within the addiction medicine community on WNO’s Louisiana Considered on Feb 6.

  • Read Pattani’s “.”

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News On Air Archives - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /topics/on-air/ ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News produces in-depth journalism on health issues and is a core operating program of KFF. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:17:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=32 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News On Air Archives - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News /topics/on-air/ 32 32 161476233 Gounder Culls the News, From Ticks and AI to Who Might Lead CDC /on-air/kff-health-news-tick-bites-ai-podcasts-cdc-erica-schwartz04-25-26/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2230896&preview=true&preview_id=2230896

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the increase in hospital visits during tick season on CBS’ CBS Mornings on April 20. On April 18, for CBS News’ The Daily Report, Gounder discussed how some health podcasts generated by artificial intelligence are spreading misinformation. She also spoke with Scripps News about President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz.

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .

This <a target="_blank" href="/on-air/kff-health-news-tick-bites-ai-podcasts-cdc-erica-schwartz04-25-26/">article</a&gt; first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href=" Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150&quot; style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;">

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Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay /on-air/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2183401&post_type=article&preview_id=2183401

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on Apple News Today on April 15.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on The Yonder Report on April 8.


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Rovner Recaps Medicaid Cuts’ Impact on Hospitals and Fields Caller Questions on Affordability /on-air/on-air-april-11-2026-medicaid-cuts-health-care-affordability/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s 1A on April 7. She also discussed health care affordability on The Middle With Jeremy Hobson on April 3.

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .

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Journalists Capsulize Weight Loss News and ACA Premium Pressures /on-air/on-air-april-4-2026-weight-loss-pills-aca-premiums/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2178130&post_type=article&preview_id=2178130

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed a new weight loss pill approved by the FDA on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on April 2.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed high Affordable Care Act premiums on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on March 27.


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Journalists Shine Light on Out-of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI’s Role in Claims Disputes, and Susie Wiles /on-air/on-air-march-21-2026-insurance-prices-measles-spread-ai-vaccine-ruling-susie-wiles/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News series “Priced Out,” which focuses on the health insurance crisis, on An Arm and a Leg on March 19.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News rural health reporter Andrew Jones discussed the spread of measles across the Carolinas on WUNC’s Due South on March 17.


Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on March 16 how U.S. hospitals and insurers are turning to AI to settle disputes over medical claims and payments. On March 17, she outlined the court ruling blocking the Trump administration’s vaccine policy changes for children on CBS News’ CBS Mornings. Gounder also discussed Susie Wiles’ decision to stay on as White House chief of staff amid breast cancer treatment on CBS News 24/7’s The Takeout on March 16.


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Journalists Talk Medicaid Work Mandate in Georgia and Wage Garnishment Bill in Colorado /on-air/on-air-march-14-2026-georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-colorado-wage-garnishment/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Medicaid work requirements on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on March 6.

  • Read Whitehead’s “,” co-reported with Samantha Liss.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell discussed wage garnishment legislation on KUNC’s In the NoCo on March 5.

  • Read Bichell’s “.”

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Journalists Explain a Spat Over Sugary Coffee and How Measles Fools Doctors /on-air/on-air-march-7-2026-measles-rural-health-transformation-program-dunkin-coffee/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed excited delirium on Vox Media Podcast Network’s Criminal on March 6.

  • Read Rayasam’s ““

On CBS News’ CBS Mornings on March 5, Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the Massachusetts governor’s retort to comments by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about popular coffee chains.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News California correspondent Christine Mai-Duc discussed Affordable Care Act premium increases on CapRadio’s Insight With Vicki Gonzalez on March 2.

  • Read Mai-Duc’s ““

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News rural health reporter Andrew Jones discussed how younger doctors are struggling to diagnose measles on KMOX’s Total Information AM on Feb. 27.

  • Read Jones’ “.”

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News South Dakota correspondent Arielle Zionts discussed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program on Marketplace’s Make Me Smart podcast on Feb. 19.

  • Read Zionts’ “,” co-reported with Sarah Jane Tribble and Maia Rosenfeld.
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ICE, ALS, Addiction Medicine, and Robotic Ultrasounds: Journalists Sound Off on All That and More /on-air/on-air-february-28-2026-ice-hospitalization-custody-als-substance-use-addiction/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=2162391&post_type=article&preview_id=2162391

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern California correspondent Claudia Boyd-Barrett discussed how family members and lawyers of those in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are struggling to find them in California hospitals on CapRadio’s Insight With Vicki Gonzalez on Feb. 25.


Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the neurodegenerative disease ALS on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Feb. 20.

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Elyse Stevens, a New Orleans doctor who faced investigation because of her patient-centered approach to substance use disorders, on The Lens’ Behind The Lens podcast on Feb. 20.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News chief rural correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble discussed major cuts to Medicaid on WBUR’s Here & Now on Feb. 19. Tribble also discussed Alabama’s plan for robotic ultrasounds on The Daily Yonder’s The Yonder Report on Feb. 19.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .

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Journalists Explain Colorectal Cancer Risk and Federal Pullback on Georgia Disability Oversight /on-air/on-air-february-21-2026-colorectal-cancer-georgia-disability-federal-oversight/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=2159237&post_type=article&preview_id=2159237

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Feb. 16 how the recent deaths of two actors sparked searches for colorectal cancer information.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Feb. 13 how the Justice Department is pulling back its oversight of Georgia’s system for people with disabilities.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .

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Journalists Unpack Impact of ICE Arrests on Families and Caffeine’s Effect on Dementia Risk /on-air/on-air-february-14-2026-ice-families-caffeine-dementia-addiction/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed the cost of cancer care in the wake of James Van Der Beek’s death on ABC News’ ABC News Live on Feb. 12.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News Southern California correspondent Claudia Boyd-Barrett discussed how families of detainees by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are struggling to find those who have been hospitalized on KQED’s The California Report on Feb. 10.

  • Read Boyd-Barrett’s “‘.”

Céline Gounder, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed a new study linking daily coffee or caffeinated tea intake to lower dementia risk on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Feb. 10.


ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed differing opinions within the addiction medicine community on WNO’s Louisiana Considered on Feb 6.

  • Read Pattani’s “.”

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .

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