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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': GOP Platform Muddies Abortion Waters

July 11, 2024 Podcast

As Donald Trump prepares to be formally nominated as the GOP’s candidate for president next week, the platform he will run on is taking shape. And in line with Trump’s approach, it aims to simultaneously satisfy hard-core abortion opponents and reassure more moderate swing voters. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission takes on pharmacy benefits management firms. Shefali Luthra of The 19th News, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, about the Biden administration’s policies to ensure access to reproductive health care.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Cutting Continues

March 13, 2025 Podcast

The Trump administration’s efforts to downsize the federal government continue, with both personnel and programs being cut at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Social Security Administration. Meanwhile, the fight over cuts to the Medicaid program for those with low incomes heats up, as Republicans worry that more of their voters than ever before are Medicaid beneficiaries. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Jeff Grant, who recently retired from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after 41 years in government service.

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A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors

By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR February 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism. As the one-year mark since the parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series “The Injured” looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.

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Indiana Weighs Hospital Monopoly as Officials Elsewhere Scrutinize Similar Deals

By Samantha Liss June 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

If Indiana officials approve a proposed hospital merger in western Indiana in the coming months, the state will have its first hospital monopoly created by a “Certificate of Public Advantage.” Other such deals have resulted in government reports documenting diminished care in Tennessee and North Carolina.

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Watch: In Emergencies, First Comes the Ambulance. Then Comes the Bill.

By Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV September 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

This installment of InvestigateTV and KFF Health News’ “Costly Care” series delves into the lack of cost protections for patients who find themselves on the hook for an emergency ground ambulance ride.

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An Arm and a Leg: The Medicare Episode

By Dan Weissmann March 11, 2024 Podcast

On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann breaks down the complicated and expensive world of Medicare with practical tips to pick the right plan and avoid penalties.

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Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling

By Sarah Kwon October 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Facing a dire shortage of bilingual and culturally attuned therapists, an Oakland, California, community clinic serving Asian immigrants has trained staffers in a victim support unit to provide lay counseling.

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Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters

November 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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An Arm and a Leg: Wait, Is Insulin Cheaper Now?

By Dan Weissmann February 28, 2024 Podcast

Did the price of insulin go down? It’s not quite that simple. On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” producer Emily Pisacreta explores recent changes to the cost of the diabetes medication.

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Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors

By Arielle Zionts August 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Some doctors and the groups that represent them say physicians’ extensive training leads to better emergency care, and that some hospitals are trying to save money by not hiring them. They support new laws in Indiana, Virginia, and South Carolina that require physicians to be on-site 24/7.

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Most States Ban Shackling Pregnant Women in Custody, Yet Many Report Being Restrained

By Renuka Rayasam Illustration by Oona Zenda November 17, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Advocates for pregnant people in police custody say repeated incidents show prohibitions on handcuffs and other restraints are little more than lip service.

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Montana Passes Significant Health Policy Changes in Controversial Session

By Keely Larson May 5, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The recently ended legislative session was marked by Medicaid reimbursement hikes, abortion restrictions, anti-LGBTQ+ statutes, behavioral health spending, and workforce and insurance measures.

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A Covid Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud

By Susan Jaffe May 18, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Before the covid-19 public health emergency ended, Medicare advocates around the country noticed a rise in complaints from beneficiaries who received at-home covid tests they never requested. Bad actors may have used seniors’ Medicare information to improperly bill the federal government — and could do it again, say federal investigators.

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Home Improvements Can Help People Age Independently. But Medicare Seldom Picks Up the Bill.

By Joanne Kenen March 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A small program celebrated by its proponents helps people modify their homes and safely live independently as they age. But most insurers won’t pay for it, including Medicare.

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Readers and Tweeters Feel Americans’ Pain

October 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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Pain Clinic Chain to Pay $11.4M to Settle Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Claims

By Don Thompson July 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The owner of one of California’s largest chains of pain management clinics has agreed to pay California, Oregon, and the federal government to settle Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud allegations.

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California Moves Ahead of the FDA in Banning Common Candy Additives

By Annie Sciacca October 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The legislation bans the use of four additives that are already prohibited in many other countries but remain in popular U.S. foods. Advocates say states need to act because the FDA has done little.

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With More People Giving Birth at Home, Montana Passed a Pair of Laws to Make It Easier

By Keely Larson July 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The state now requires Medicaid to cover midwife services and has expanded the list of prescription drugs midwives can administer.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Courts Try To Curb Health Cuts

February 13, 2025 Podcast

Some of the Trump administration’s dramatic funding and policy shifts are facing major pushback for the first time — not from Congress, but from the courts. Federal judges around the country are attempting to pump the brakes on efforts to freeze government spending, shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, eliminate access to health-related webpages and datasets, and limit grant funding provided by the National Institutes of Health. Meanwhile, Congress is off to a slow start in trying to turn President Donald Trump’s agenda into legislation, although Medicaid is clearly high on the list for potential funding cuts. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Maya Goldman of Axios News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Mark McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy and a former health official during the George W. Bush administration, about the impact of cutting funding to research universities.

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Errors in Deloitte-Run Medicaid Systems Can Cost Millions and Take Years To Fix

By Samantha Liss and Rachana Pradhan September 5, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As states wait for Deloitte to make fixes in computer systems, Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food.

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