Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the new âMedicare-for-allâ bill introduced by House Democrats, the grilling of pharmaceutical company CEOs by a Senate committee and new Trump administration rules that take aim at Planned Parenthood. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Julie Appleby about the latest âBill of the Monthâ installment.
Lawyers seeking to block the Trump administrationâs decision to alter rules for the Title X family planning program say their efforts will not be stymied by the Supreme Courtâs approval of similar rules 28 years ago. They point to new protections enacted in the Affordable Care Act and language in funding bills that shifts the legal calculus.
The stateâs governor said the plan has the full support of the White House. But the Trump administration was noncommittal about whether allowing states to buy and import cheaper drugs from up north could be the answer to the nationâs drug-pricing problem.
The new regulation would drop previous rules for the Title X program requiring that women with unintended pregnancies be told about all options, including abortion. It would also mandate that organizations separate facilities providing federally funded services from those providing abortions.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Alice Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest national health spending estimates, another FDA crackdown on dietary supplements and lawsuits between insurers and the federal government that could result in a windfall for consumers.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Utahâs proposal to limit federal and state funding on Medicaid is a radical change. Anti-poverty advocates are concerned that caps could limit how many people are enrolled and restrict services. They also worry other states would adopt a similar plan.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
President Donald Trump wants Congress to allot $500 million over 10 years for pediatric cancer research. While itâs welcomed by researchers and advocates, itâs not a lot of money.
Health was a featured player in President Donald Trumpâs 2019 State of the Union address. The president set goals to bring down prescription drug prices, end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. and cure childhood cancer, among other things. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for âextra credit,â provide their favorite health policy stories of the week. Rovner also interviews KHN senior correspondent Phil Galewitz about the current âBill of the Monthâ feature.
President Donald Trump and FDA officials have pointed to a surge in generic drug approvals, but a data analysis indicates almost half havenât reached the market.
The presidentâs promise to eliminate HIV transmission within 10 years is a goal long sought by advocates, but it wonât be an easy undertaking.
The president laid out a series of goals, including lowering prescription prices, pursuing an end to the HIV epidemic and boosting funding for childhood cancers.
The legislators say that despite voter support for expansion, they are concerned that a change in the Medicaid program will be a financial burden for the states.
The recent declaration by President Donald Trump that taming unexpected medical bills would be a top priority for his administration echoed through the halls of Congress.
Xavier Becerra, the stateâs first Latino attorney general, is one of President Donald Trumpâs most relentless adversaries. He attributes his legal values â and his opposition to the current administration â to his upbringing as the son of Mexican immigrants.
The White House and HHS want to eliminate a âshadowy system of kickbacksâ in the drug industry pipeline.
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