Listen: A Renewed Focus On Health Care In 2020

Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KHN, spoke at length Tuesday with Stephen Henderson on WDET’s “Detroit Today” show to analyze how health care topics are playing out in the 2020 presidential campaign and concerns among consumers over changes brought by the Affordable Care Act. Their conversation included focusing on rising health plan deductibles, Democratic candidates’ battle over a “Medicare for All” plan and the growing concerns about surprise medical bills. Listen to the discussion here.

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<h1>Listen: A Renewed Focus On Health Care In 2020</h1>
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			January 8, 2020		</time>
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<p>Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KHN, spoke at length Tuesday with Stephen Henderson on <a href="https://wdet.org/posts/2020/01/07/89066-ten-years-into-affordable-care-act-healthcare-is-a-defining-issue-in-2020/">WDET’s “Detroit Today” show</a> to analyze how health care topics are playing out in the 2020 presidential campaign and concerns among consumers over changes brought by the Affordable Care Act. Their conversation included focusing on rising health plan deductibles, Democratic candidates’ battle over a “Medicare for All” plan and the growing concerns about surprise medical bills. Listen to the <a href="https://wdet.org/posts/2020/01/07/89066-ten-years-into-affordable-care-act-healthcare-is-a-defining-issue-in-2020/">discussion here</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-a-renewed-focus-on-health-care-in-2020/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-a-renewed-focus-on-health-care-in-2020/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-a-renewed-focus-on-health-care-in-2020/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20A%20Renewed%20Focus%20On%20Health%20Care%20In%202020&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTAzNzg2Mw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-a-renewed-focus-on-health-care-in-2020/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-a-renewed-focus-on-health-care-in-2020/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/listen-a-renewed-focus-on-health-care-in-2020/">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=1037863&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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