Jon Stewart, Health Policy Wonk

Who knew comedian Jon Stewart was worried about essential health benefits? Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius found herself in the middle of a surprisingly substantive interview Monday night on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” — 16 minutes of full-on wonkery, about half televised and half for the Web audience only.

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Keep watching this second clip at least until you get to the pantomime moment: That’s the biggest laugh line of the interview.

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<h1>Jon Stewart, Health Policy Wonk</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Diane Webber</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2012-01-24T16:13:02-05:00">
			January 24, 2012		</time>
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<p>Who knew comedian Jon Stewart was worried about essential health benefits? Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius found herself in the middle of a surprisingly substantive interview Monday night on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” — 16 minutes of full-on wonkery, about half televised and half for the Web audience only.</p><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com">The Daily Show With Jon Stewart</a>Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c<a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-23-2012/exclusive---kathleen-sebelius-extended-interview-pt--1">Exclusive – Kathleen Sebelius Extended Interview Pt. 1</a><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/">www.thedailyshow.com</a><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/">Daily Show Full Episodes</a><a href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/">Political Humor & Satire Blog</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow">The Daily Show on Facebook</a><p>Keep watching this second clip at least until you get to the pantomime moment: That’s the biggest laugh line of the interview.</p><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com">The Daily Show With Jon Stewart</a>Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c<a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-23-2012/exclusive---kathleen-sebelius-extended-interview-pt--2">Exclusive – Kathleen Sebelius Extended Interview Pt. 2</a><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/">www.thedailyshow.com</a><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/">Daily Show Full Episodes</a><a href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/">Political Humor & Satire Blog</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow">The Daily Show on Facebook</a><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/jon-stewart-health-policy-wonk/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/jon-stewart-health-policy-wonk/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/jon-stewart-health-policy-wonk/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Jon%20Stewart%2C%20Health%20Policy%20Wonk&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fjon-stewart-health-policy-wonk%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/jon-stewart-health-policy-wonk/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/jon-stewart-health-policy-wonk/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</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/jon-stewart-health-policy-wonk/">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=2039&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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