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Relief Bill Out Of Reach; Both Sides Point Fingers, Senate Leaves Town

August 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted the next meeting with White House negotiators will be “when they come in with $2 trillion” in coronavirus stimulus. President Donald Trump said Democrats “don’t even want to talk about it because we can’t give them the kind of ridiculous things that they want.”

Faster Than ‘Warp Speed’? Trump Tries To Put Pedal To Metal On Already Ambitious Vaccine Timeline

June 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump wants some people to be able to get the vaccine sooner than the end of the year to try to demonstrate that an end to the pandemic is within reach. Meanwhile, some worry that the vaccine race will leave poorer countries in the dust.

Trump Calls Portions Of US ‘Corona-Free,’ Bemoans His Approval Ratings

July 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

Despite the ongoing viral surge, President Donald Trump said during a briefing Tuesday night, “You can look at large portions of our country — it’s corona-free.” He also wondered why public health experts Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx poll well while his popularity shrinks.

‘He Cannot Meet This Moment’: Convention Speakers Excoriate Trump’s Ability To Handle Pandemic

August 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

“He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is,” said former first lady Michelle Obama in the keynote speech of the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. Other speakers who made waves are Govs. Gretchen Whitmer (Mich.) and Andrew Cuomo (N.Y.), as well as a woman who’s father died from COVID-19: His “only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump.”

White House Backs Off From Fauci Criticism

July 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell all deliver a message of support for Dr. Anthony Fauci after a top Trump adviser criticized him in an op-ed. Meanwhile, Fauci comments on the “bizarre” tension in an interview with The Atlantic.

Hill Hodgepodge: Pelosi Draws From Democrats, GOP And Trump For Drug Plan

By Emmarie Huetteman September 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The House speaker announced her plan for lowering drug prices, which includes negotiations between drugmakers and federal health officials.

Trump Plays Down Health Impact Of Virus, Again Predicts It Will ‘Disappear’

July 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

In a wide-ranging Fox News interview, President Donald Trump continued to blame testing as to why the U.S. leads the world in coronavirus stats. “Many of those cases shouldn’t even be cases,” he said. He also said he’d leave the decision on mask mandates to state governors.

Pharma’s Take On The Pelosi Drug-Pricing Bill: Fair Warning Or Fearmongering?

By Shefali Luthra December 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The pharmaceutical industry’s argument that capping drug prices would compromise drug innovation stands “on very shaky ground.”

Trump Seems To Have Put Pandemic In Rear View Even As U.S. Death Toll Hovers Around 1,000 A Day

June 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

Top advisers say the outbreak is well in hand, but President Donald Trump has remained mostly quiet about the outbreak in recent weeks even as cases continue to rise in previous cold spots across the country.

Trump Touts Job Numbers, Looks Ahead To ‘Recovery Summer’ As He Tries To Turn Page On Pandemic

June 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

Health experts worry that President Donald Trump’s eagerness to move past the pandemic is sending misleading information to Americans that the crisis is over. Public health models forecast that more than 130,000 in the United States will have died by the end of June.

Listen: Trump’s Plan To End ‘Unpleasant Surprise’ Bills

May 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump called for an end to the “unpleasant surprise” of certain medical bills on Thursday. NPR reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin covered the White House announcement, which featured two patients from the KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” series.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Dems Debate Health Care

June 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Democratic presidential candidates disagreed on how to fix health care in their first debate Wednesday, although they all called for boosting insurance coverage and lowering prices. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is keeping health care in the news, too, with a new plan to make medical prices more available to the public. Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus the latest in news about bipartisan progress on catch-all legislation to address “surprise” medical bills. Plus, Rovner interviews NPR’s Jon Hamilton about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

Biden Blasts Trump As An ‘Absolute Fool’ For Caving To ‘Macho’ Pressure And Not Wearing Mask

May 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offered a stark contrast to President Donald Trump on Memorial Day when he appeared in public with a mask. Biden criticized Trump’s insistence on not wearing one as contrary to doctors’ advice and Trump’s own experts’ guidance.

GOP Strategists Fear Trump’s Continued Attacks On Mail-In-Voting Will Backfire On Party In November

June 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has been vocal about his opposition to mail-in-voting, often repeating false claims that it leads to fraud. But in the midst of a pandemic, some Republicans worry that not supporting voting by mail will hurt them in the long run.

White House Aims To Cut Funds For Testing, CDC, NIH In Next Relief Package

July 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

In other news about testing and the administration: California Gov. Gavin Newsom was reportedly told to appeal directly to President Donald Trump and to thank him if Newsom wanted help in getting more testing swabs. And Colorado’s governor calls the national testing situation a “complete disgrace.”

Price Check On Drug Ads: Would Revealing Costs Help Patients Control Spending?

By Julie Appleby and Sydney Lupkin May 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As part of his plan to tamp down drug pricing, President Donald Trump wants pharmaceutical companies to provide cost information in drug ads — just like side effects.

Trump Wants To Take Guns Away From People In Crisis. Will That Work?

By Liz Szabo August 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

So-called red flag laws that let police take guns away from people with mental illness have support from both advocates and opponents of gun control. But it won’t alleviate gun violence.

Contrasting Messages From Trump, Biden On Virus Increasingly On Display As Election Draws Closer

June 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

“Amazingly, he hasn’t grasped the most basic fact of this crisis: To fix the economy we have to get control over the virus,” presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden said of President Donald Trump, who has been on the road touting recovery efforts.

NIH To Stop Trial On Controversial Anti-Malarial Drug; Scientists Excited About Osteoperosis Medication

June 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

The decision from NIH is just the latest to signal that hydroxychloroquine, the drug President Donald Trump touted as a “game changer,” doesn’t work for COVID-19 patients. Meanwhile, scientists urge caution on a promising steroid treatment.

Medical Team Watched Trump Closely For Any Negative Side Effects From Malaria Drugs, Doctor Says

June 4, 2020 Morning Briefing

In an update on President Donald Trump’s health, Dr. Sean Conley said Trump “remains healthy.” Trump shocked some experts when he announced he was taking malaria drugs–which have been shown to disrupt heart rhythms–as a preventive measure to COVID-19.

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