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Join Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, along with top health policy reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico and other media outlets to discuss the latest news and explain what the health is going on here in Washington, D.C.

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Join Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, along with top health policy reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico and other media outlets to discuss the latest news and explain what the health is going on here in Washington, D.C.

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272hr 6min
Thumbnail for "The State of the Affordable Care Act".
Thumbnail for "Happy Open Enrollment Eve!".
Thumbnail for "Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown".
Thumbnail for "Schrödinger’s Government Shutdown".
Thumbnail for "Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite".
Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite
Thumbnail for "Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA".
Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA
Thumbnail for "Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings".
Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings
Thumbnail for "Ousted CDC Officials Clap Back at RFK Jr.".
Ousted CDC Officials Clap Back at RFK Jr.
Thumbnail for "Countdown to Government Shutdown".
Countdown to Government Shutdown
Thumbnail for "On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC".
On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC
Thumbnail for "Happy 60th, Medicare and Medicaid!".
Happy 60th, Medicare and Medicaid!
Thumbnail for "Trump Further Politicizes Science".
Trump Further Politicizes Science
Thumbnail for "Kennedy Cancels Vaccine Funding".
Kennedy Cancels Vaccine Funding
Thumbnail for "Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm".
Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm
Thumbnail for "Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes".
Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
Thumbnail for "The Senate Saves PEPFAR Funding — For Now".
The Senate Saves PEPFAR Funding — For Now
Thumbnail for "Digesting Trump’s Big Budget Law".
Digesting Trump’s Big Budget Law
Thumbnail for "Trump’s Bill Reaches the Finish Line".
Trump’s Bill Reaches the Finish Line
Thumbnail for "Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off".
Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off
Thumbnail for "Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care".
Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
Thumbnail for "RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t".
RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t
Thumbnail for "Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Lands in the Senate. Our 400th Episode!".
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Lands in the Senate. Our 400th Episode!
Thumbnail for "Live From AHCJ: Shock and Awe in Federal Health Policy".
Live From AHCJ: Shock and Awe in Federal Health Policy
Thumbnail for "Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House".
Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House
Thumbnail for "Presenting: ‘First Opinion Podcast’".
Presenting: ‘First Opinion Podcast’
Thumbnail for "GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits".
GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits
Thumbnail for "Cutting Medicaid Is Hard — Even for the GOP".
Cutting Medicaid Is Hard — Even for the GOP
Thumbnail for "100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval".
100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval
Thumbnail for "Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?".
Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?
Thumbnail for "On Autism, It’s the Secretary’s Word vs. CDC’s".
On Autism, It’s the Secretary’s Word vs. CDC’s
Thumbnail for "The Dismantling of HHS".
The Dismantling of HHS
Thumbnail for "American Health Gets a Pink Slip".
American Health Gets a Pink Slip
Thumbnail for "The Ax Falls at HHS".
The Ax Falls at HHS
Thumbnail for "Federal Health Work in Flux".
Federal Health Work in Flux
Thumbnail for "The Dr. Oz Show".
The Dr. Oz Show
Thumbnail for "The Cutting Continues".
The Cutting Continues
Thumbnail for "The State of Federal Health Agencies Is Uncertain".
The State of Federal Health Agencies Is Uncertain
Thumbnail for "House GOP Plan Targets Medicaid".
House GOP Plan Targets Medicaid
Thumbnail for "Medicaid in the Crosshairs, Maybe".
Medicaid in the Crosshairs, Maybe
Thumbnail for "Courts Try To Curb Health Cuts".
Courts Try To Curb Health Cuts
Thumbnail for "Chaos Continues in Federal Health System".
Chaos Continues in Federal Health System
Thumbnail for "RFK Jr. in the Hot Seat".
RFK Jr. in the Hot Seat
Thumbnail for "Creating Chaos at HHS".
Creating Chaos at HHS
Thumbnail for "Hello, Trump. Bye-Bye, Biden.".
Hello, Trump. Bye-Bye, Biden.
Thumbnail for "New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda".
New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda
Thumbnail for "Francis Collins on Supporting NIH and Finding Common Ground".
Francis Collins on Supporting NIH and Finding Common Ground
Thumbnail for "End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill".
End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill
Thumbnail for "A Killing Touches Off Backlash Against Health Insurers".
A Killing Touches Off Backlash Against Health Insurers
Thumbnail for "A Colorful Cast Could Lead Key Health Agencies".
A Colorful Cast Could Lead Key Health Agencies
Thumbnail for "Public Health and the Dairy Cow in the Room".
Public Health and the Dairy Cow in the Room
Thumbnail for "Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks".
Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks
Thumbnail for "Readying for Republican Rule".
Readying for Republican Rule
Thumbnail for "Trump 2.0".
Trump 2.0
Thumbnail for "The Campaign’s Final Days".
The Campaign’s Final Days
Thumbnail for "Less Than Two Weeks to Go".
Less Than Two Weeks to Go
Thumbnail for "LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election".
LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election
Thumbnail for "Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage".
Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage
Thumbnail for "The Health of the Campaign".
The Health of the Campaign
Thumbnail for "Congress Punts to a Looming Lame-Duck Session".
Congress Punts to a Looming Lame-Duck Session
Thumbnail for "American Health Under Trump — Past, Present, and Future".
American Health Under Trump — Past, Present, and Future
Thumbnail for "Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences".
Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences
Thumbnail for "Live from Austin, Examining Health Equity".
Live from Austin, Examining Health Equity
Thumbnail for "Let the General Election Commence".
Let the General Election Commence
Thumbnail for "Happy 50th, ERISA".
Happy 50th, ERISA
Thumbnail for "The Walz Record".
The Walz Record
Thumbnail for "Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race".
Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race
Thumbnail for "Harris in the Spotlight".
Harris in the Spotlight
Thumbnail for "At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA".
At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA
Thumbnail for "GOP Platform Muddies Abortion Waters".
GOP Platform Muddies Abortion Waters
Thumbnail for "SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang".
SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang
Thumbnail for "SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies".
SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies
Thumbnail for "Live From Aspen: Health and the 2024 Elections".
Live From Aspen: Health and the 2024 Elections
Thumbnail for "SCOTUS Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge — For Now".
SCOTUS Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge — For Now
Thumbnail for "Nursing Home Staffing Rules Prompt Pushback".
Nursing Home Staffing Rules Prompt Pushback
Thumbnail for "Waiting for SCOTUS".
Waiting for SCOTUS
Thumbnail for "Anti-Abortion Hard-Liners Speak Up".
Anti-Abortion Hard-Liners Speak Up
Thumbnail for "Bird Flu Lands as the Next Public Health Challenge".
Bird Flu Lands as the Next Public Health Challenge
Thumbnail for "Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States".
Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States
Thumbnail for "Abortion Access Changing Again in Florida and Arizona".
Abortion Access Changing Again in Florida and Arizona
Thumbnail for "Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court".
Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court
Thumbnail for "Too Big To Fail? Now, It’s Too Big To Hack".
Too Big To Fail? Now, It’s Too Big To Hack
Thumbnail for "Arizona Turns Back the Clock on Abortion Access".
Arizona Turns Back the Clock on Abortion Access
Thumbnail for "Florida Limits Abortion — For Now".
Florida Limits Abortion — For Now
Thumbnail for "The Supreme Court and the Abortion Pill".
The Supreme Court and the Abortion Pill
Thumbnail for "The ACA Turns 14".
The ACA Turns 14
Thumbnail for "Maybe It’s a Health Care Election After All".
Maybe It’s a Health Care Election After All
Thumbnail for "The State of the Union Is ... Busy".
The State of the Union Is ... Busy
Thumbnail for "Alabama’s IVF Ruling Still Making Waves".
Alabama’s IVF Ruling Still Making Waves
Thumbnail for "Alabama Court Rules Embryos Are Children. What Now?".
Alabama Court Rules Embryos Are Children. What Now?
Thumbnail for "Biden Wins Early Court Test for Medicare Drug Negotiations".
Biden Wins Early Court Test for Medicare Drug Negotiations
Thumbnail for "To End School Shootings, Activists Consider a New Culprit: Parents".
To End School Shootings, Activists Consider a New Culprit: Parents
Thumbnail for "The Struggle Over Who Gets the Last Word".
The Struggle Over Who Gets the Last Word
Thumbnail for "Health Enters the Presidential Race".
Health Enters the Presidential Race
Thumbnail for "The Supreme Court vs. the Bureaucracy".
The Supreme Court vs. the Bureaucracy
Thumbnail for "All About the (Government) Funding".
All About the (Government) Funding
Thumbnail for "New Year, Same Abortion Debate".
New Year, Same Abortion Debate
Thumbnail for "2023 Is a Wrap".
2023 Is a Wrap
Thumbnail for "Abortion and SCOTUS, Together Again".
Abortion and SCOTUS, Together Again
Thumbnail for "Democrats See Opportunity in GOP Threats to Repeal Health Law".
Democrats See Opportunity in GOP Threats to Repeal Health Law
Thumbnail for "Trump Puts Obamacare Repeal Back on Agenda".
Trump Puts Obamacare Repeal Back on Agenda
Thumbnail for "Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again.".
Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again.
Thumbnail for "A Very Good Night for Abortion Rights Backers".
A Very Good Night for Abortion Rights Backers
Thumbnail for "For ACA Plans, It’s Time to Shop Around".
For ACA Plans, It’s Time to Shop Around
Thumbnail for "The New Speaker’s (Limited) Record on Health".
The New Speaker’s (Limited) Record on Health
Thumbnail for "The Open Enrollment Mixing Bowl".
The Open Enrollment Mixing Bowl
Thumbnail for "Health Funding in Question in a Speaker-Less Congress".
Health Funding in Question in a Speaker-Less Congress
Thumbnail for "An Encore: 3 HHS Secretaries Reveal What the Job Is Really Like".
An Encore: 3 HHS Secretaries Reveal What the Job Is Really Like
Thumbnail for "More Medicaid Messiness".
More Medicaid Messiness
Thumbnail for "Countdown to Shutdown".
Countdown to Shutdown
Thumbnail for "Underinsured Is the New Uninsured".
Underinsured Is the New Uninsured
Thumbnail for "Welcome Back, Congress. Now Get to Work.".
Welcome Back, Congress. Now Get to Work.
Thumbnail for "3 Health Policy Experts You Should Know".
3 Health Policy Experts You Should Know
Thumbnail for "A Not-So-Health-y GOP Debate".
A Not-So-Health-y GOP Debate
Thumbnail for "Abortion Pill’s Legal Limbo Continues".
Abortion Pill’s Legal Limbo Continues
Thumbnail for "On Abortion Rights, Ohio Is the New Kansas".
On Abortion Rights, Ohio Is the New Kansas
Thumbnail for "Congress Is Out. The Presidential Campaign Is In.".
Congress Is Out. The Presidential Campaign Is In.
Thumbnail for "Another Try for Mental Health ‘Parity’".
Another Try for Mental Health ‘Parity’
Thumbnail for "Let’s Talk About the Weather".
Let’s Talk About the Weather
Thumbnail for "The Long Road to Reining in Short-Term Plans".
The Long Road to Reining in Short-Term Plans
Thumbnail for "A Year Without Roe".
A Year Without Roe
Thumbnail for "Live from Aspen: Three HHS Secretaries on What the Job Is Really Like".
Live from Aspen: Three HHS Secretaries on What the Job Is Really Like
Thumbnail for "Slow Your Disenroll".
Slow Your Disenroll
Thumbnail for "Debt Deal Leaves Health Programs (Mostly) Intact".
Debt Deal Leaves Health Programs (Mostly) Intact
Thumbnail for "Our 300th Episode!".
Our 300th Episode!
Thumbnail for "When an Anti-Vaccine Activist Runs for President".
When an Anti-Vaccine Activist Runs for President
Thumbnail for "The Abortion Pill Goes Back to Court".
The Abortion Pill Goes Back to Court
Thumbnail for "The Crisis Is Ending, but Covid Confusion Lives On".
The Crisis Is Ending, but Covid Confusion Lives On
Thumbnail for "Health Programs at Risk as Debt Ceiling Cave-In Looms".
Health Programs at Risk as Debt Ceiling Cave-In Looms
Thumbnail for "Dancing Under the Debt Ceiling".
Dancing Under the Debt Ceiling
Thumbnail for "Will They or Won’t They (Block the Abortion Pill)?".
Will They or Won’t They (Block the Abortion Pill)?
Thumbnail for "The Confusing Fate of the Abortion Pill".
The Confusing Fate of the Abortion Pill
Thumbnail for "The ‘Unwinding’ of Medicaid".
The ‘Unwinding’ of Medicaid
Thumbnail for "A Judicial Body Blow to the ACA".
A Judicial Body Blow to the ACA
Thumbnail for "The Policy, and Politics, of Medicare Advantage".
The Policy, and Politics, of Medicare Advantage
Thumbnail for "Judging the Abortion Pill".
Judging the Abortion Pill
Thumbnail for "Biden Budget Touches All the Bases".
Biden Budget Touches All the Bases
Thumbnail for "March Medicaid Madness".
March Medicaid Madness
Thumbnail for "Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too".
Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too
Thumbnail for "The Kids Are Not OK".
The Kids Are Not OK
Thumbnail for "A Health-Heavy State of the Union".
A Health-Heavy State of the Union
Thumbnail for "Au Revoir, Public Health Emergency".
Au Revoir, Public Health Emergency
Thumbnail for "Part II: The State of the Abortion Debate 50 Years After ‘Roe’".
Part II: The State of the Abortion Debate 50 Years After ‘Roe’
Thumbnail for "Part I: The State of the Abortion Debate 50 Years After ‘Roe’".
Part I: The State of the Abortion Debate 50 Years After ‘Roe’
Thumbnail for "As US Bumps Against Debt Ceiling, Medicare Becomes a Bargaining Chip".
As US Bumps Against Debt Ceiling, Medicare Becomes a Bargaining Chip
Thumbnail for "GOP House Opens With Abortion Agenda".
GOP House Opens With Abortion Agenda
Thumbnail for "Year-End Bill Holds Big Health Changes".
Year-End Bill Holds Big Health Changes
Thumbnail for "The Covid Coordinator Speaks".
The Covid Coordinator Speaks
Thumbnail for "Health Spending? Only Congress Knows".
Health Spending? Only Congress Knows
Thumbnail for "Congress Races the Clock".
Congress Races the Clock
Thumbnail for "Medicaid Machinations".
Medicaid Machinations
Thumbnail for "Changing of the Guard".
Changing of the Guard
Thumbnail for "The Midterm Shake-Up".
The Midterm Shake-Up
Thumbnail for "ACA Open Enrollment Without the Drama".
ACA Open Enrollment Without the Drama
Thumbnail for "Voters Will Get Their Say on Multiple Health Issues".
Voters Will Get Their Say on Multiple Health Issues
Thumbnail for "Biden Hits the Road to Sell Democrats’ Record".
Biden Hits the Road to Sell Democrats’ Record
Thumbnail for "Finally Fixing the “Family Glitch”".
Finally Fixing the “Family Glitch”
Thumbnail for "Looking Ahead to the Lame-Duck Session".
Looking Ahead to the Lame-Duck Session
Thumbnail for "On Government Spending, Congress Decides Not to Decide".
On Government Spending, Congress Decides Not to Decide
Thumbnail for "Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’".
Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’
Thumbnail for "Graham’s Bill Recenters Abortion Debate".
Graham’s Bill Recenters Abortion Debate
Thumbnail for "Judge Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Care Benefits".
Judge Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Care Benefits
Thumbnail for "The Future of Public Health, 2022 Edition".
The Future of Public Health, 2022 Edition
Thumbnail for "Wrapping Up Summer’s Health News".
Wrapping Up Summer’s Health News
Thumbnail for "A Big Week for Biden".
A Big Week for Biden
Thumbnail for "Kansas Makes a Statement".
Kansas Makes a Statement
Thumbnail for "Manchin Makes a Deal".
Manchin Makes a Deal
Thumbnail for "Drug Price Bill Is a Go in the Senate".
Drug Price Bill Is a Go in the Senate
Thumbnail for "Life After ‘Roe’ Is ... Confusing".
Life After ‘Roe’ Is ... Confusing
Thumbnail for "A Chat With the Surgeon General on Health Worker Burnout".
A Chat With the Surgeon General on Health Worker Burnout
Thumbnail for "Supreme Court Overturns Roe".
Supreme Court Overturns Roe
Thumbnail for "The FDA Goes After Nicotine".
The FDA Goes After Nicotine
Thumbnail for "Closing In on Covid Vaccines for 'The Littles'".
Closing In on Covid Vaccines for 'The Littles'
Thumbnail for "Taking a Shot at Gun Control".
Taking a Shot at Gun Control
Thumbnail for "Washington’s Slow Churn".
Washington’s Slow Churn
Thumbnail for "A(nother) Very Sad Week".
A(nother) Very Sad Week
Thumbnail for "Waking Up to Baby Formula Shortage".
Waking Up to Baby Formula Shortage
Thumbnail for "The Invisible Pandemic".
The Invisible Pandemic
Thumbnail for "Leaked Abortion Opinion Rocks Washington’s World".
Leaked Abortion Opinion Rocks Washington’s World
Thumbnail for "[Rebroadcast] Roe v. Wade on the Rocks".
[Rebroadcast] Roe v. Wade on the Rocks
Thumbnail for "More Covid Complications for Congress".
More Covid Complications for Congress
Thumbnail for "A Conversation With Peter Lee on What’s Next for the ACA".
A Conversation With Peter Lee on What’s Next for the ACA
Thumbnail for "News You Might Have Missed".
News You Might Have Missed
Thumbnail for "Finally, a Fix for the ‘Family Glitch’".
Finally, a Fix for the ‘Family Glitch’
Thumbnail for "Funding for the Next Pandemic".
Funding for the Next Pandemic
Thumbnail for "The ACA Turns 12".
The ACA Turns 12
Thumbnail for "We May Be Done With Covid, But Covid’s Not Done With Us".
We May Be Done With Covid, But Covid’s Not Done With Us
Thumbnail for "Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now".
Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now
Thumbnail for "A Health-Heavy State of the Union".
A Health-Heavy State of the Union
Thumbnail for "Contemplating a Post-‘Roe’ World".
Contemplating a Post-‘Roe’ World
Thumbnail for "It’s Health Costs, Stupid (2022 Edition)".
It’s Health Costs, Stupid (2022 Edition)
Thumbnail for "FDA Takes Center Stage".
FDA Takes Center Stage
Thumbnail for "Paging the HHS Secretary".
Paging the HHS Secretary
Thumbnail for "Record ACA Enrollment Puts Pressure on Congress".
Record ACA Enrollment Puts Pressure on Congress
Thumbnail for "Roe v. Wade’s (Possibly Last) Anniversary".
Roe v. Wade’s (Possibly Last) Anniversary
Thumbnail for "Dealing With Drug Prices".
Dealing With Drug Prices
Thumbnail for "Contagion Confusion".
Contagion Confusion
Thumbnail for "Manchin Blows Up Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’".
Manchin Blows Up Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’
Thumbnail for "Oh, Oh, Omicron".
Oh, Oh, Omicron
Thumbnail for "Much Ado About (Vaccine) Mandates".
Much Ado About (Vaccine) Mandates
Thumbnail for "Roe v. Wade on the Rocks".
Roe v. Wade on the Rocks
Thumbnail for "The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House".
The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House
Thumbnail for "Boosting Confusion".
Boosting Confusion
Thumbnail for "Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K".
Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K
Thumbnail for "Compromise Is Coming — Maybe".
Compromise Is Coming — Maybe
Thumbnail for "Interview with Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog".
In this interview highlight with KHN's Julie Rovner, Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog breaks down the Supreme Court case over Texas’ controversial abortion law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thumbnail for "Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges".
Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges
Thumbnail for "Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree on".
Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree on
Thumbnail for "The Politics of Vaccine Mandates".
The Politics of Vaccine Mandates
Thumbnail for "Abortion Politics Front and Center".
Abortion Politics Front and Center
Thumbnail for "The Health Agenda Still on Hold".
The Health Agenda Still on Hold
Thumbnail for "The Autumn of Democrats’ Discontent".
The Autumn of Democrats’ Discontent
Thumbnail for "Much Ado About Drug Prices".
Democrats have hit a snag in their effort to comp…
Thumbnail for "The Future of Public Health".
The covid pandemic has spotlighted the often-unse…
Thumbnail for "Vaccine Approval Moves the Needle on Covid".
The Food and Drug Administration’s formal approva…
Thumbnail for "Booster Time".
As the delta variant continues to spread around t…
Thumbnail for "The Senate Acts".
The U.S. Senate worked well into its scheduled Au…
Thumbnail for "Delta Blues".
Covid is back with a vengeance, with some people …
Thumbnail for "Hot Covid Summer".
The summer that promised to let Americans resume …
Thumbnail for "Delta Changes the Covid Conversation".
With covid cases on the upswing again around the …
Thumbnail for "Here Comes Reconciliation".
Democrats in Congress reached a tentative agreeme…
Thumbnail for "Becerra Urges Congress to Expand Medicare, Address Rx Prices".
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerr…
Thumbnail for "Un-Trumping the ACA".
The Biden administration is moving to undo many o…
Thumbnail for "How to Expand Health Coverage".
Democrats in Congress and the states are devising…
Thumbnail for "The ACA Lives".
In a surprisingly strong 7-2 decision, the Suprem…
Thumbnail for "Our 200th Episode!".
The federal approval of a controversial drug to t…
Thumbnail for "The Drug Price Dilemma".
Republicans, Democrats and the public at large ag…
Thumbnail for "The Return of the Public Option".
Lawmakers are working on fleshing out the concept…
Thumbnail for "Roe v. Wade on the Ropes".
The newly conservative Supreme Court will hear a …
Thumbnail for "Drug Price Effort Hits a Snag".
Democratic leaders in Congress have vowed to pass…
Thumbnail for "Sharing Vaccines With the World".
The Biden administration is bucking the drug indu…
Thumbnail for "100 Days of Health Policy".
It’s 100 days into Joe Biden’s presidency and a s…
Thumbnail for "Picking Up the Pace of Undoing Trump Policies".
The Biden administration has started to speed eff…
Thumbnail for "Pause and Effect on Covid Vaccines".
The U.S. — and global — covid-19 vaccine effort h…
Thumbnail for "Health Care as Infrastructure".
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal inc…
Thumbnail for "Planning for Round Two".
The ink is barely dry on the recent covid relief …
Thumbnail for "Getting Down to Work at HHS".
After a bruising confirmation process, Xavier Bec…
Thumbnail for "ACA Packs More Benefits — And More Confusion".
The $1.9 trillion covid relief bill signed by Pre…
Thumbnail for "Expanding the ACA in an Unpredicted Way".
Beyond the billions of dollars aimed squarely at …
Thumbnail for "Good and Not-So-Good News on Covid".
The FDA approved a new one-shot vaccine made by J…
Thumbnail for "Staffing Up at HHS".
More than a month into the Biden administration, …
Thumbnail for "Open Enrollment, One More Time".
Keeping a campaign promise, President Joe Biden h…
Thumbnail for "All About Budget Reconciliation".
Even while the Senate is busy with Donald Trump’s…
Thumbnail for "Covid and Kids".
Can schools safely reopen before all teachers and…
Thumbnail for "The Long Road to Unwinding Trump Health Policies".
President Joe Biden signed a pair of health-relat…
Thumbnail for "The Biden Health Agenda".
President Joe Biden is wasting no time getting to…
Thumbnail for "On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences".
Several large business groups, including health i…
Thumbnail for "Georgia Turns the Senate Blue".
Democratic victories in two runoff elections in G…
Thumbnail for "2020 in Review — It Wasn’t All COVID".
The coronavirus pandemic colored just about every…
Thumbnail for "All I Want for Christmas Is a COVID Relief Bill".
Congress seems on the verge of finishing a long-d…
Thumbnail for "Vaccines Soon but COVID Relief Bill Still Stalled".
Even as the Food and Drug Administration nears em…
Thumbnail for "Who Will Run the Biden Health Effort?".
The official transition to a Joe Biden administra…
Thumbnail for "Transition Troubles Mount as COVID Spreads".
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly around the U.S. eve…
Thumbnail for "What Would Dr. Fauci Do?".
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been one of the public’s mo…
Thumbnail for "Transition Interrupted".
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presid…
Thumbnail for "Change Is in the Air".
Former Vice President Joe Biden remains on the cu…
Thumbnail for "As COVID Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over".
Former President Barack Obama says President Dona…
Thumbnail for "A Little Good News and Some Bad on COVID-19".
Glimmers of hope are beginning to appear in the f…
Thumbnail for "Dems May Lose on SCOTUS, But Hope to Win on ACA".
Barring something unexpected, Democrats in the Se…
Thumbnail for "Trump vs. COVID".
President Donald Trump is one of at least two doz…
Thumbnail for "Election Preview: What’s Next for Health?".
How will health issues affect voter choices? What…
Thumbnail for "ACA in Peril With Ginsburg Seat in Play".
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gin…
Thumbnail for "It’s Scandal Week".
President Donald Trump this week issued a prescri…
Thumbnail for "The Politics of Science".
Republicans have all but abandoned the Affordable…
Thumbnail for "The Affordable Care Act Turns 10 (Rebroadcast)".
We’re off this week, but the Affordable Care Act …
Thumbnail for "Democrats in Array (For Now)".
In a highly produced, made-for-TV political conve…
Thumbnail for "Kamala Harris on Health".
The Democratic presidential ticket is complete, w…
Thumbnail for "Still Waiting for That Trump Health Plan".
President Donald Trump keeps promising a comprehe…
Thumbnail for "Republicans in COVID Disarray".
President Donald Trump’s sobering view of COVID-1…
Thumbnail for "Trump Twists on Virus Response".
President Donald Trump has, for now at least, bec…
Thumbnail for "The Trump Administration’s War on Fauci".
Case counts for COVID-19 are rising in nearly eve…
Thumbnail for "‘Open The Schools, Close The Bars’".
While COVID-19 cases continue to surge in more th…
Thumbnail for "High Court’s Surprising Abortion Decision".
In a decision that surprised both sides of the po…
Thumbnail for "The Pandemic Shifts; The Politics, Not So Much".
While federal and state officials continue to wra…
Thumbnail for "SCOTUS, Trump Collide Over Transgender Rights".
The Trump administration rolled back protections …
Thumbnail for "Say What? The Spread Of Coronavirus Confusion".
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the public see…
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The outrage over the death of an African American…
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Democrats were not impressed with the Trump admin…
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Just about every state is lifting some coronaviru…
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House Democrats have unveiled legislation that wo…
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Frustration from inside the Trump administration …
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The Supreme Court this week, in an 8-1 decision, …
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The messaging from the White House coronavirus pr…
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The politics of COVID-19 are pretty polarized, bu…
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The spread of COVID-19 is prompting changes in pr…
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The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to the U…
Thumbnail for "The Affordable Care Act Turns 10".
Next week is the 10th anniversary of the Affordab…
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The rapidly spreading coronavirus has led to the …
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The wide field of Democrats vying to face Preside…
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Official Washington is sitting up and taking noti…
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Organized labor is divided over whether to suppor…
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President Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes…
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President Donald Trump spent a good deal of time …
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The Trump administration is proposing to let stat…
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The Supreme Court said it won’t hear an expedited…
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President Donald Trump says he “saved” popular pr…
Thumbnail for "Democrats Roll Dice On SCOTUS And The ACA".
A group of Democratic state attorneys general are…
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Every country provides and pays for health care d…
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A federal appeals court in New Orleans has agreed…
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The House passed legislation that would give fede…
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We Spend HOW MUCH On Health Care? by Kaiser Healt…
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Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act’s mar…
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Health care is still a top issue in the Democrati…
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It’s November, do you know where your HHS spendin…
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Key Democratic wins in 2019 state elections in Vi…
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If it’s Halloween, that means open enrollment for…
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All About Medicaid by Kaiser Health News
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House Democrats start legislative work on House S…
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President Donald Trump has ordered that legal imm…
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President Donald Trump, dogged by an impeachment …
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Washington is abuzz with impeachment talk, but wh…
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Tennessee wants to be the first state to convert …
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Nearly 2 million more Americans were uninsured in…
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President Donald Trump keeps promising a new heal…
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Before “Medicare for All,” there was just Medicar…
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You asked about drug prices, the “Cadillac tax” o…
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The recent series of tragic mass shootings have r…
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Health care was a major topic at the Democratic p…
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Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance C…
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Presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled a healt…
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Is the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutiona…
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Need to know more about “Medicare for All?” It’s …
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Democratic presidential candidates disagreed on h…
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How big an issue will health really be in the 202…
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Lawmakers and patients want to eliminate “surpris…
Thumbnail for "Fetal Tissue Research Is Latest Flashpoint In Abortion Debate".
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne …
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For our 100th episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of …
Thumbnail for "Is ‘Medicare For All’ Losing Steam?".
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The…
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Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Ed…
Thumbnail for "‘Conscience’ Rules, Rx Prices and Still More Medicare".
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Lo…
Thumbnail for "Bye-Bye, ACA, And Hello ‘Medicare-For-All’?".
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige W…
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Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leon…
Thumbnail for "You Have Questions, We Have Answers".
Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times, Joan…
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Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Margot Sanger-Katz of The…
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Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloo…
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It’s been a wild week for health policy, mostly b…
Thumbnail for "Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks".
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg…
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Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alic…
Thumbnail for "What The Health: What’s Next For The FDA?".
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne …
Thumbnail for "'Medicare-For-All' Debate: Who’s Going To Pay".
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige W…
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Alice Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of t…
Thumbnail for "“Medicare-For-All” For Dummies".
The “Medicare–for-all” debate is already in full …
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Health was a featured player in President Donald …
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Congress and President Donald Trump are starting …
Thumbnail for "‘Medicare-For-All’? More? Some?".
“Medicare-for-all” has become the rallying cry fo…
Thumbnail for "Drug Prices Are Rising Again. Is Someone Going To Do Something About It?".
As drugmakers hike prices, interest to rein them …
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Democratic governors and mayors are unveiling new…
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From Medicare dental coverage to drug prices to f…
Thumbnail for "More On That Texas Lawsuit, And The Best And Worst Health Policy Stories Of The Year".
The fallout continues from that Texas court decis…
Thumbnail for "What Just Happened To The ACA In Texas And What Happens Now? Special Bonus Edition".
A federal district judge in Texas ruled Friday th…
Thumbnail for "Insurance Enrollment Is Lagging — And There Are Lots Of Reasons Why".
Sign-ups for insurance under the Affordable Care …
Thumbnail for "Is Health Spending The Next Big Political Issue?".
Diabetics dying because they can’t afford insulin…
Thumbnail for "Episode 74: Reading The Tea Leaves In Blue Wave’s Wake".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Mary …
Thumbnail for "Episode 73: Health Nerd Books For The Holidays".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 72: Doctors, Guns and Lame Ducks".
In this episode of KHN’s “What The Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 71: Split Decision On Health Care".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 70: Open Enrollment And A Midterm Preview".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 69: Trump, GOP Fight Back On Health Care".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 68: Republicans’ Preexisting Political Problem".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 67: Falling Premiums And Rising Political Tensions".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Mary …
Thumbnail for "Episode 66: Some Things Old, Some Things New".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 65: (Almost) Live from Austin!".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 64: Health On The Hill".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 63: A Detour On A Smoking Off-Ramp".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Sarah…
Thumbnail for "Episode 62: Health Policy Goes To Court".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 61: Ask Us Anything!".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 60: Opioids, EpiPens And Health Funding".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 59: See You In Court!".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 58: Coming Soon, ‘Long-Term, Short-Term’ Plans".
In this episode of KHN’s “What The Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 57: Let’s Talk Politics".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 56: Congress And Health Care. Again.".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 55: Drug Prices And Unicorns".
Episode 55: Drug Prices And Unicorns by Kaiser H…
Thumbnail for "Episode 54: ACA Under Fire. Again.".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 53: Whither Work Requirements?".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 51: Live from Aspen!".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 50: California Here We Come".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 49: Health Care Politics, Midterm Edition".
In this episode of KHN’s “What The Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 48: Virginia, The VA And Military Medicine".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 47: Campaign Promises Kept, Plus 'Nerd Reports'".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 46: Much Ado About Drug Prices".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 45: The Politics Of Rising Premiums And Menu Labeling".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 44: Medicaid, Privacy, And The Return Of Tom Price".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 43: What Next For The VA?".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 42: Nothing In Health Care Ever Goes Away".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Sarah…
Thumbnail for "Episode 41: It’s Nerd Week".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 40: Alive And Limping: ACA In The Age Of Trump".
In this special episode of KHN’s “What the Health…
Thumbnail for "Episode 39: VA Secretary Out, Privatization In?".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 38: Health Law Fix Misses The Spending Bill Train".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 37: Rocky Road Ahead In Congress For Insurance Market Bills".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 36: HHS Leaders Take To The Stump".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 35: The ACA Heads Back To Court. Again.".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 34: The Long Wait Ends For Short-Term Plan Rules".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 33: What Do The Budget, Idaho And FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb Have In Common?".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 32: There’s a Really Big Health Bill in that Budget Deal".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 31: The State of the (Health) Union".
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
Thumbnail for "Episode 30: CHIP (Finally) Gets Funded".
In this episode of “What The Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 29: Our First Live Show: What The Health Will Happen In 2018?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” -- taped in…
Thumbnail for "Episode 28: Should You Work For Your Medicaid Coverage?".
In this episode of “What The Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 27: While You Were Celebrating…".
In this episode of “What The Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 26: The Year In Health Policy".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 25: Farewell Individual Mandate".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 24: Is Health Care Spending Still The Hungry, Hungry Hippo?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 23: Taxes, Medicare And The Year-End Mess".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 22: Meanwhile, In Other Health News…".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 21: Tax Bill Or Health Bill?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 20: We Have Numbers!".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 19: How Confused Are We?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 18: Open Enrollment is Nigh".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 17: Whiplash".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 16: Let’s Blow It All Up".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 15: Congress Is CHIPPING Away At Health Insurance For Kids".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 14: Repeal And Replace Is Dead. What Now?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 13: Zombie Repeal-And-Replace Bill Rises Again".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 12: Health Plans Busting Out All Over".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 11: Welcome Back Congress. Now Get To Work.".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 10: Hurricane Harvey And Health Costs".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 9: Back To Health Crunch Come September".
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen …
Thumbnail for "Episode 8: Why Is It So Difficult To Control Drug Prices?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Mary Agnes …
Thumbnail for "Episode 7: No Vacation For Insurers".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 6: Now What?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
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In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 4: Senate Health Bill, Mostly Dead?".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 3: Senate Health Bill 2.0. Still On Life Support".
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovne…
Thumbnail for "Episode 2: Why Is This Stuff So Complicated?".
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen …
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In the inaugural episode of “What the Health?” Ju…
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Preview episode for Kaiser Health News' new podca…
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