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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: SCOTUS Punts On ACA Case — For Now


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The Supreme Court has declined to take up immediately a case out of Texas that could overturn the entire Affordable Care Act. But that is not likely to stop the case from becoming a major political issue in the 2020 presidential and congressional campaigns.

Meanwhile, the American College of Physicians, which represents internists, became one of the first major doctor groups to endorse “Medicare for All” — although the group also endorsed a somewhat less sweeping public option.

And the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade, prompted activity on both sides of the contentious issue, including a change in policy from the Trump administration.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Caitlin Owens of Axios.

Among the takeaways from this week’s podcast:

Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read too:

Julie Rovner: The Atlantic’s “America’s Most Powerful Medical-Debt Collector,” by Jared Bennett and Olga Khazan

Alice Miranda Ollstein: The New York Times’ “In Oval Office Meeting, Trump Expresses Regret of Vaping Policy,” by Maggie Haberman

Margot Sanger-Katz: Tradeoffs Podcast’s “The Price of Innovation,” by Dan Gorenstein

Caitlin Owens: Axios’ “Employers, Not Patients, Have the Most Health Insurance Choices,” by Caitlin Owens


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