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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: How’s That Open Enrollment Going?


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Open enrollment for 2020 health coverage under the Affordable Care Act is halfway over. So far, sign-ups appear to be lagging behind last year’s, but not dramatically.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and Congress still say they want to do something about the teen vaping epidemic, the high cost of prescription drugs and “surprise” medical bills. But it’s Thanksgiving week, and official Washington has not much to show for any of those issues.

And Democrats appear to be moving further into the abortion-rights camp than ever — although whether that will help them in more conservative parts of the country is far from clear.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner from Kaiser Health News, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.

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: New Hampshire Public Radio’s “Regulators Allege Christian-Based Health Care Provider Broke State, Federal Rules,” by Todd Bookman

Paige Winfield Cunningham: Kaiser Health News’ “The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot,” by Phil Galewitz

Kimberly Leonard: The Philadelphia Inquirer’s “He Didn’t Know He Had a Preexisting Condition — Until His Insurer Rejected His $35,000 Hospital Bill,” by Sarah Gantz

Alice Miranda Ollstein: The New York Times’ “University to Students on Medicaid: Buy Private Coverage, or Drop Out,” by Sarah Kliff, and The Salt Lake Tribune’s “BYU-Idaho Will Allow Students to Use Medicaid, Apologizes for Causing ‘Turmoil’” by Courtney Tanner


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