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Readying for Republican Rule

Episode 372

Nov. 14, 2024

With Republicans now set to control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives starting in January, their health agenda remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that just about anything could be on the table, from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, to drug prices and public health. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are preparing to fight the implementation of abortion rights ballot measures just passed by voters in seven states. Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join ��ýҕ�l Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.

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Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’

As federal health scientists await a potential takeover by RFK Jr. and other medical skeptics in the second Trump administration, some are preparing résumés or retirement papers.

By Arthur Allen

Nov. 14, 2024

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Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net

The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be empowered.

By Stephanie Armour

Nov. 6, 2024

��ýҕ�l Health News & PolitiFact HealthCheck

No Evidence Trump’s Drug Program for Terminal Patients Saved ‘Thousands’ of Lives

Though the former president has repeatedly hyped the impact of his experimental drug program, there’s no basis for his claims in government data, and medical experts say he’s exaggerating.

By Jacob Gardenswartz

Nov. 4, 2024

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Election Outcome Could Bring Big Changes to Medicare

Democrats and conservatives are divided over whether the federal health program for people over 65 should be run almost entirely by the private sector. If Trump retakes the White House, the shift to Medicare Advantage may accelerate.

By Stephanie Armour

Nov. 4, 2024

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How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers’ Lives

Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren’t inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.

By Amy Maxmen

Oct. 28, 2024

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Presidential Election Puts Affordable Care Act Back in the Bull’s-Eye

The outcome of the upcoming presidential election could affect the number of insured Americans, the fate of premium-reducing subsidies, the shape of Medicaid, and the cost of coverage for tens of millions of people.

By Stephanie Armour

Oct. 25, 2024

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Diagnosis: Debt

Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump’s ‘Concepts’ Worry Advocates.

The Biden administration has taken significant steps to address a problem that burdens 100 million people in America, but gains would be jeopardized by a Trump win, advocates say.

By Noam N. Levey

Oct. 16, 2024

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Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds

A KFF survey found significant shifts among women voters since late spring — all in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Alex Wayne and Rebecca Adams

Oct. 11, 2024

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The Health of the Campaign

Episode 366

Oct. 4, 2024

The 2024 presidential race is taking on a familiar tone — with Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to ban abortion and repeal the Affordable Care Act and Republicans insisting they have no such plans. Voters will determine whom they believe. Meanwhile, for the second time in a month, a state judge overturned an abortion ban, but few expect the decision to settle the matter. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join ��ýҕ�l Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews ��ýҕ�l Health News’ Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest ��ýҕ�l Health News-Washington Post “Bill of the Month,” about a teenage athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.

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Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism

Former President Donald Trump has presided over a landslide shift in Republican views on vaccines, reflected in false claims by candidates in election primaries, puzzling conspiracies from prominent conservatives, and a surge in anti-vaccine policies in statehouses.

By Darius Tahir

Oct. 4, 2024

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Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices

The former president instead favored a temporary model that could’ve brought down prices of some prescription drugs, but it was blocked by the courts.

By Jacob Gardenswartz

Oct. 3, 2024

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How Minnesota Figures Into the Presidential Politics of Insulin Prices

Minnesota led the way on insulin affordability, culminating in 2020 when Gov. Tim Walz signed a law going further to cut costs than other state laws. Now, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are vying for support from people with diabetes.

By Bram Sable-Smith

Oct. 1, 2024

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Vance Rewrites History About Trump and Obamacare

During the Trump administration, enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans fell by more than 2 million people and the number of uninsured Americans rose.

By Julie Appleby

Sept. 24, 2024

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Trump, Harris Spar Over Abortion Rights and Obamacare in Their First Face-Off

The generally combative face-off was marked by a series of false and sometimes bizarre statements from former President Donald Trump.

By ��ýҕ�l Health News and PolitiFact staffs

Sept. 11, 2024

Health Brief

Harris and Trump Are Ready To Take on Big Pharma

By Stephanie Armour

Sept. 10, 2024

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Elections

For Pharma, Trump vs. Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes

Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as more aggressive than former President Donald Trump in taking on pharmaceutical companies, but Trump allies say he would also make lowering drug costs a top priority.

By Stephanie Armour

Aug. 26, 2024

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Trump Drastically Inflates Annual Fentanyl Death Numbers

The former president’s claim of 300,000 annual opioid deaths contradicts government statistics.

By Jacob Gardenswartz

Aug. 23, 2024

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Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace

Regulators have been under the gun to curb unauthorized Obamacare enrollment and switching of plans. Separately, a pending lawsuit was amended with additional defendants and new allegations regarding tactics to garner greater ACA sales commissions.

By Julie Appleby

Aug. 22, 2024

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