Journalists Break Down Reconciliation Bill, Vaccine Panel Meeting, and 'Dobbs' Anniversary

KFF Health News senior correspondent Phil Galewitz discussed Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts on “CBS Morning News” on June 26.

Click here to watch Galewitz on “CBS Morning News”
Read Galewitz and Stephanie Armour’s “Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance“

KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed the first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel meeting under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on “CBS News 24/7” on June 25.

Click here to watch Allen on “CBS News 24/7”

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed abortion and the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on “CBS Evening News Plus” on June 24.

Click here to watch Rovner on “CBS Evening News Plus”

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the new Purdue Pharma opioid settlement and Medicaid cuts on “CBS Evening News Plus” on June 20 and June 16, respectively. On June 20, Gounder also discussed trials for a new HIV prevention drug on “CBS News 24/7.”

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed covid vaccine recommendations and gun violence prevention on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on June 20 and June 13, respectively.

Click here to hear Rayasam discuss covid vaccines on “The Georgia Health Report”
Click here to hear Rayasam discuss gun violence prevention on “The Georgia Health Report”
Read Jackie Fortiér’s “Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say“
Read Bram Sable-Smith’s “Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention“

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the dramatic decrease in drug overdose deaths on WAMU’s “1A” on June 17.

Click here to hear Pattani on “1A”
Read Pattani’s coverage of opioid settlements in “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash”

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<h1>Journalists Break Down Reconciliation Bill, Vaccine Panel Meeting, and ‘Dobbs’ Anniversary</h1>
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KFF Health News senior correspondent Phil Galewitz discussed Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts on “CBS Morning News” on June 26.<ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/celebrities-sign-letter-opposing-medicaid-snap-cuts-in-republican-budget-bill/">Click here to watch Galewitz on “CBS Morning News”</a></li><li>Read Galewitz and Stephanie Armour’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-work-requirements-disabled-insurance-big-beautiful-bill-gop/">Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance</a>“</li></ul>KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed the first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel meeting under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on “CBS News 24/7” on June 25.<ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cdc-vaccine-panel-holds-first-meeting-since-rfk-jr-replaced-board/">Click here to watch Allen on “CBS News 24/7”</a></li></ul>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed abortion and the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on “CBS Evening News Plus” on June 24.<ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-state-of-abortion-3-years-after-roe-v-wade-was-overturned/">Click here to watch Rovner on “CBS Evening News Plus”</a></li></ul>Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the new Purdue Pharma opioid settlement and Medicaid cuts on “CBS Evening News Plus” on June 20 and June 16, respectively. On June 20, Gounder also discussed trials for a new HIV prevention drug on “CBS News 24/7.”<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2z50ZAGneg">Click here to watch Gounder discuss the Purdue Pharma settlement on “CBS Evening News Plus”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FitEsBLBCqc">Click here to watch Gounder discuss Medicaid cuts on “CBS Evening News Plus”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxtYqWr26AY">Click here to watch Gounder discuss HIV prevention drugs on “CBS News 24/7”</a></li></ul>KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed covid vaccine recommendations and gun violence prevention on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on June 20 and June 13, respectively.<ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2025-06-20/georgia-health-report-hhs-using-medical-disinformation-to-support-covid-19-vaccine-changes">Click here to hear Rayasam discuss covid vaccines on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2025-06-13/georgia-health-report-the-health-crisis-surrounding-gun-violence-and-the-funding-cuts-that-are-already-happening">Click here to hear Rayasam discuss gun violence prevention on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li>Read Jackie Fortiér’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hhs-vaccine-policy-rfk-jr-junk-science-acip/">Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say</a>“</li><li>Read Bram Sable-Smith’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/gun-violence-prevention-trump-cuts-st-louis/">Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention</a>“</li></ul>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the dramatic decrease in drug overdose deaths on WAMU’s “1A” on June 17.<ul><li><a href="https://the1a.org/segments/why-are-we-seeing-a-dramatic-drop-in-overdose-deaths/">Click here to hear Pattani on “1A”</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s coverage of opioid settlements in “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash</a>”</li></ul><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>.<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-june-28-2025-medicaid-vaccines-rfk-acip-opioid-settlements-snap/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<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;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=2054590&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

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