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Harris in the Spotlight

Episode 357

July 25, 2024

For the 2024 campaign, Joe Biden is out, and Kamala Harris is in. As the vice president makes moves toward the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, health policy is resurging as a campaign issue. Meanwhile, Congress tries — and again fails — to make timely progress on the annual government spending bills as abortion issues cause delays. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Stephanie Armour of KFF Health News, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Anthony Wright, the new executive director of Families USA, about his plans for the organization and his history working with Harris on health topics. 

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Health Brief

Care Gaps Grow as OB/GYNs Flee Idaho

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez

July 25, 2024

Cars are parked outside the main entrance to St. Peter's Health in Helena, Montana on Dec. 6, 2021.

Montana Looks To Become Latest State To Boost Nonprofit Hospital Oversight

Montana’s proposal to increase oversight is part of a national trend by states to ensure nonprofit hospitals act as charitable organizations as they claim tax-exempt status. But the state has yet to set standards for how much the hospitals must do.

By Katheryn Houghton

July 25, 2024

An aerial view of the inside of a fulfillment center.

California Speeds Up Indoor Heat Protections Amid Sweltering Summer Weather

Indoor workers who toil in hot jobsites in California gain immediate protection from this summer’s extreme heat. The state’s worker safety chief announced finalized rules Wednesday, capping a years-long push by workers.

By Samantha Young

July 24, 2024

A photo of Senator Ron Wyden speaking inside a Senate committee room.

Oregon Senator Proposes Criminal Charges and Fines for Rogue Obamacare Agents

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden introduced legislation intended to curb a growing problem in which consumers, without their consent, are enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans or their coverage is switched.

By Julie Appleby

July 24, 2024

Health Brief

Planned Parenthood’s Push to Get Voters to the Polls

By Molly Castle Work

July 24, 2024

A photo of the exterior of Wall Drug's complex.

Postcard From South Dakota

World-Famous Wall Drug Isn’t Immune From Challenges Facing Rural Pharmacies

Even as part of a popular South Dakota tourist attraction, an independent pharmacy serving locals, remote ranchers, and sightseers struggles with staffing and insurer payments.

By Arielle Zionts

July 24, 2024

A photo of boxes of mifepristone and next to a pill bottle of misoprostol.

Louisiana Reclassifies Drugs Used in Abortions as Controlled Dangerous Substances

Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, a move that has alarmed doctors in the state.

By Rosemary Westwood, WWNO

July 24, 2024

An unrecognizable teen is checking social media notifications on their smartphone while lying on a couch at home.

California Forges Ahead With Social Media Rules Despite Legal Barriers

State lawmakers are advancing two bills aimed at protecting children from the harms of social media, part of a nationwide wave of efforts to address the issue. Yet the bills’ proponents face hurdles in finding an approach that can survive legal challenges from the tech industry.

By Mark Kreidler

July 23, 2024

An illustration drawn with pencil and colored digitally shows a scientist-type man in the center of the image. He holds two halves of an Ozempic-like injector in his gloved hands and pours a mysterious liquid from one side to the other. Behind him, corporate copycats, drawn as floating heads and hands, watch to steal his formula while they manipulate their own mysterious liquid. The floating copycats repeat into the background.

Why Millions Are Trying FDA-Authorized Alternatives to Big Pharma’s Weight Loss Drugs

Although Novo Nordisk and Lilly lump together the pharmacies that compound semaglutide and tirzepatide with internet cowboys selling fake drugs, there is a distinction. The FDA has offered Americans little clarity about the vast gray and black markets for the drugs.

By Arthur Allen

July 23, 2024

Covid-19

Covid Is Still With Us, but the Guidance Has Changed. Here’s What to Know if You’re Exposed.

President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 last week, but his symptoms were reportedly mild. With covid still circulating and putting Americans at risk, KFF Health News reviews the latest safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By Tarena Lofton

July 22, 2024

A photo illustration of a drone carrying a emergency medical kit.

Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times

Public safety and health care organizations are using drones to speed up lifesaving treatment during medical emergencies in which every second counts.

By Michelle Andrews

July 22, 2024

A photo of Kamala Harris on a stage in front of a podium with a microphone.

Elections

Harris, Once Biden’s Voice on Abortion, Would Take an Outspoken Approach to Health

If she grabs the baton from President Joe Biden to become the new presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris would widely be expected to take an aggressive stance in support of abortion access — hitting former President Donald Trump on an issue that could undermine his chances of victory.

By Stephanie Armour, Julie Appleby, and Julie Rovner

July 21, 2024

KFF Health News On Air

Journalists Discuss Abortion in GOP Platform and How Idaho’s Ban Drove Away OB-GYNs

KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last couple of weeks to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

July 20, 2024

Biden Administration Tightens Broker Access to Healthcare.gov To Thwart Rogue Sign-Ups

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it has received more than 200,000 complaints in the first six months of the year about people being signed up for Obamacare plans or switched to new plans without their consent.

By Julie Appleby

July 19, 2024

A photo of brightly-lit stage with screens reading "RNC 2024." A crowd is gathered in front of the stage.

At Trump’s GOP Convention, There’s Little To Be Heard on Health Care

Republicans were once the party of Obamacare repeal and abortion opposition. They’ve said little about either issue in Milwaukee.

By Phil Galewitz

July 19, 2024

A photo of medical professional treating a wound on a homeless patient.

A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It

Healthcare in Action, a California medical group that exclusively serves homeless people, has tapped into growing demand and funding for street medicine services. Three years in, the innovative nonprofit is raking in revenue and serving thousands of people who otherwise might flock to the hospital for high-cost care.

By Angela Hart

July 19, 2024

Misleading Ads Play Key Role in Schemes to Gin Up Unauthorized ACA Sign-Ups, Lawsuit Alleges

Misleading money-for-groceries ads helped lure people to call centers where some were enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage — or switched from their existing plans — without their express permission, a new lawsuit alleges.

By Julie Appleby

July 19, 2024

What the Health? From KFF Health News

At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA

Episode 356

July 18, 2024

After an assassination attempt last weekend sent former President Donald Trump to the hospital with minor injuries, the Republican National Convention went off with little mention of health care issues. And Trump’s newly nominated vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, has barely staked out a record on health during his 18 months in office — aside from being strongly opposed to abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Renuka Rayasam, who wrote June’s installment of KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month,” about a patient who walked into what he thought was an urgent care center and walked out with an emergency room bill. 

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An up-close photograph of a person holding a box of Narcan in front of a vending machine stocked with the same boxes of Narcan.

Montana’s Plan To Curb Opioid Overdoses Includes Vending Machines

Details about where the machines would go — and how they would help those most at risk — are sparse. The state has proposed using them to distribute naloxone and fentanyl testing strips.

By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press

July 18, 2024

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