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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Let’s Talk Politics

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Rebecca Adams CQ Roll Call @RebeccaAdamsDC Read Rebecca’s Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories It seems increasingly likely that health care politics will play an important role in the midterm elections come November. But unlike every […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Congress And Health Care. Again.

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Kimberly Leonard Business Insider @leonardkl Read Kimberly’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories [UPDATED at 3 p.m. ET] Almost exactly a year after the GOP-led Senate killed a bill to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Drug Prices And Unicorns

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories Erin Mershon STAT @eemershon Read Erin’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories A trio of court actions provide news for this week’s “What the Health?’” panel. A federal appeals court this week handed hospitals […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Whither Work Requirements?

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Stephanie Armour The Wall Street Journal @StephArmour1 Read Stephanie’s Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories A federal District Court judge in Washington, D.C., has — for now — blocked Kentucky’s proposal to add a work requirement for […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Virginia, The VA, And Military Medicine

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Rebecca Adams CQ Roll Call @RebeccaAdamsDC Read Rebecca’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post @pw_cunningham Read Paige’s Stories After a five-year fight, the Virginia legislature voted this week to expand the Medicaid program to an estimated 400,000 low-income […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Campaign Promises Kept, Plus ‘Nerd Reports’

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Sarah Kliff Vox.com @sarahkliff Read Sarah’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories President Donald Trump managed to fulfill — at least in part — two separate campaign promises this week. To the delight […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The Politics Of Rising Premiums And Menu Labeling

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Stephanie Armour The Wall Street Journal @StephArmour1 Read Stephanie’s Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories Proposed insurance premium increases unveiled in Maryland and Virginia officially marked the start of finger-pointing on Capitol Hill this […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Medicaid, Privacy And Tom Price’s Return

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories President Donald Trump’s former New York doctor says Trump’s lawyer and private head of security “raided” his office and took the […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Health Law Fix Misses The Spending Bill Train

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories Congress passed a bill to fund much of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year just hours before its […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Rocky Road Ahead In Congress For Insurance Market Bills

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post @pw_cunningham Read Paige’s Stories Congress is barreling toward a March 23 deadline to finish work on a bill to fund much of the federal government […]