Team Trump Says Administrationâs Action On Health Care âIs Working.â Is It?
The impact of the Trump administrationâs health policies is not as clear-cut as the presidentâs reelection campaign suggests.
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The impact of the Trump administrationâs health policies is not as clear-cut as the presidentâs reelection campaign suggests.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
A group of Democratic state attorneys general are betting the Supreme Court will take up the case and overturn a federal appeals court ruling in time for the 2020 elections. In other high-court news, most Republicans in Congress are asking the justices to use a Louisiana law to overturn the landmark abortion-rights ruling, Roe v. Wade. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Rovner also interviews NPRâs Richard Harris, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ feature.
Some of Californiaâs most prized rivers, bays, beaches and streams are contaminated with levels of fecal bacteria that exceed state limits, threatening human health. While aging sewage infrastructure is largely to blame, homeless encampments are also a probable source of contamination.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare interview with KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney. They discuss her views on President Donald Trumpâs plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future and her thoughts on how the latest "Medicare for All" proposals would affect innovation and access to care.
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Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you donât have to.
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has agreed with a lower court that a key piece of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. But it is sending the case back to the lower-court judge to decide how much of the rest of the law can stand. Also, Congress is leaving town after finishing work on a major spending bill that includes many changes to health policy. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
The administrationâs proposed rule to allow states to bring in prescription medications isnât expected to provide immediate relief.
KHN correspondent Shefali Luthra was among the guests on the podcast "Today, Explained" to talk about PrEP.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
KHN's Emmarie Huetteman appeared on PBS NewsHour to discuss efforts on Capitol Hill to curb the cost of prescription drugs.
The House passed legislation that would give federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave. The measure appears headed for passage in the Senate, and President Donald Trump has promised to sign the measure into law. Meanwhile, House and Senate lawmakers have a tentative deal on surprise medical bills, but donât count on a compromise just yet. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Emmarie Huetteman of Kaiser Health News join guest host Mary Agnes Carey of KHN to discuss this and more. And for âextra credit,â the panelists offer their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Justices from the right and left ask whether Congress needs to keep its promises.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you donât have to.
Called âReady, Set, PrEP,â the federal program will provide medication that can reduce the chances of getting AIDS to at-risk patients who donât have insurance.
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Actâs marketplace plans is halfway over and, so far, the number of people signing up is down, but not dramatically. Meanwhile, Congress and President Donald Trump canât seem to agree on what to do about teen vaping, drug prices or âsurpriseâ medical bills. And Democrats lurch to the left on abortion. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more health news.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Health care is still a top issue in the Democratic primary debate for president, but the candidatesâ complicated plans may be doing more to confuse than to educate voters. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Caitlin Owens of Axios and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more health news. Also, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
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