Journalists Reflect on Trump Picks, Racism and Public Health, and Unnecessary Dental Implants

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will nominate former TV host Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on WBUR’s “Here & Now” on Nov. 20. Rovner also discussed what it could mean for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Nov. 15.

KFF Health News correspondent Cara Anthony discussed the “Silence in Sikeston” project on St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air” on Nov. 19.

Click here to hear Anthony on “St. Louis on the Air”
Read, listen to, and watch Anthony’s project “Silence in Sikeston”

KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam N. Levey discussed medical debt on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ podcast “After the Fact” on Nov. 15.

Click here to hear Levey on “After the Fact”
Read KFF Health News’ ongoing series “Diagnosis: Debt”

KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed dental implants on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Nov. 15.

Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report”
Read Brett Kelman and Anna Werner’s “Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth To Profit From Implants, Experts Warn”

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<h1>Journalists Reflect on Trump Picks, Racism and Public Health, and Unnecessary Dental Implants</h1>
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<p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will nominate former TV host Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on WBUR’s “Here & Now” on Nov. 20. Rovner also discussed what it could mean for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Nov. 15.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/11/20/dr-oz-trump">Click here to hear Rovner on “Here & Now”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5192913/what-it-means-to-run-the-department-of-health-and-human-services">Click here to hear Rovner on “All Things Considered”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News correspondent Cara Anthony discussed the “Silence in Sikeston” project on St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air” on Nov. 19.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.stlpr.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-19/new-documentary-and-podcast-explores-the-killings-of-2-black-men-in-sikeston-missouri">Click here to hear Anthony on “St. Louis on the Air”</a></li><li>Read, listen to, and watch Anthony’s project “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/silence-in-sikeston/">Silence in Sikeston</a>”</li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam N. Levey discussed medical debt on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ podcast “After the Fact” on Nov. 15.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/11/15/untangling-consumer-and-medical-debt-in-the-courts">Click here to hear Levey on “After the Fact”</a></li><li>Read KFF Health News’ ongoing series “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/diagnosis-debt/">Diagnosis: Debt</a>”</li></ul><p>KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed dental implants on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Nov. 15. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2024-11-15/georgia-health-report-behind-the-pearly-whites-a-financial-boom">Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li>Read Brett Kelman and Anna Werner’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/dental-implants-investigation-failures-unnecessary-healthy-teeth/">Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth To Profit From Implants, Experts Warn</a>”</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-november-23-2024-oz-rfk-sikeston-debt/?share=x">X</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-november-23-2024-oz-rfk-sikeston-debt/?share=facebook">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-november-23-2024-oz-rfk-sikeston-debt/?share=linkedin">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Reflect%20on%20Trump%20Picks%2C%20Racism%20and%20Public%20Health%2C%20and%20Unnecessary%20Dental%20Implants&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY1ODgwOQ&share=email">Email</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-november-23-2024-oz-rfk-sikeston-debt/#print">Print</a></li></ul><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-november-23-2024-oz-rfk-sikeston-debt/">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=1946608&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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