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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks

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 Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Surprise medical bills — when patients receive an unexpected bill from a health provider not in their insurance network — are among the few […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The Karma Of Cutting Medicare

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Rebecca Adams CQ Roll Call @RebeccaAdamsDC Read Rebecca’s Stories Stephanie Armour The Wall Street Journal @StephArmour1 Read Stephanie’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Like those of his recent predecessors, President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts in October […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ A ‘Healthy’ State Of The Union

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Health policy played a surprisingly robust role in President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address. The president laid out […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Drug Prices Are Rising Again. Is Someone Going To Do Something About It?

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Many drugmakers have announced price increases with the start of the new year. The new Congress wants to do something about […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ More On That Texas Lawsuit, And The Best And Worst Health Policy Stories Of The Year

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 Kimberly Leonard Business Insider @leonardkl Read Kimberly’s Stories Reaction is still coming in about last week’s federal court ruling that declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. And nearly final numbers for insurance […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Insurance Enrollment Is Lagging — And There Are Lots Of Reasons Why

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 With less than a week to go before the deadline in most states, enrollment in health insurance for 2019 under the Affordable […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Reading The Tea Leaves In Blue Wave’s Wake

Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News @MaryAgnesCarey Read Mary Agnes’ Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories This week, “What the Health?” panelists discuss, among other things, how the House Democrats’ leadership battle could affect the […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Doctors, Guns And Lame Ducks

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Rebecca Adams CQ Roll Call @RebeccaAdamsDC Read Rebecca’s Stories Kimberly Leonard Business Insider @leonardkl Read Kimberly’s Stories Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico @AliceOllstein Read Alice’s Stories Election Day was Nov. 6, but results remain undetermined in some races at the state and federal levels. Nonetheless, it is […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Some Things Old, Some Things New

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Rebecca Adams CQ Roll Call @RebeccaAdamsDC Read Rebecca’s Stories Kimberly Leonard Business Insider @leonardkl Read Kimberly’s Stories Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories Congress passed major health-related legislation in time for the fiscal year, which began Monday, including a broad bill to […]

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Health On The Hill

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 Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times @sangerkatz Read Margot’s Stories As the start of the fiscal year draws near — along with pivotal midterm elections — Congress is picking up […]