Rovner Recaps Medicaid Cuts' Impact on Hospitals and Fields Caller Questions on Affordability

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s 1A on April 7. She also discussed health care affordability on The Middle With Jeremy Hobson on April 3.

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.

<h1>Rovner Recaps Medicaid Cuts’ Impact on Hospitals and Fields Caller Questions on Affordability</h1>
<div>		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2026-04-11T05:00:00-04:00">
			April 11, 2026		</time>
		</div>
<p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s <em>1A</em> on April 7. She also discussed health care affordability on <em>The Middle With Jeremy Hobson</em> on April 3.</p><ul><li><a href="https://wamu.org/story/26/04/07/what-cuts-to-medicaid-mean-for-american-hospitals/">Click here to hear Rovner on <em>1A</em></a>.</li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YHilsde73bMtiQUZJdiyN?nd=1&dlsi=421408d727934653">Click here to hear Rovner on <em>The Middle With Jeremy Hobson</em></a>.</li></ul><p /><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-april-11-2026-medicaid-cuts-health-care-affordability/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
<img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=2181025&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

Some elements may be removed from this article due to republishing restrictions. If you have questions about available photos or other content, please contact NewsWeb@kff.org.

More From KFF Health News