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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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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage

October 10, 2024 Podcast

As part of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a plan for Medicare to provide in-home long-term care services. The proposal would fill a longtime need for families trying to simultaneously care for young children and older parents, but its enormous price tag makes it a promise unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, a growing number of Republican candidates up and down the ballot facing voter backlash over their support for abortion restrictions are trying to reinvent their positions. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, excerpts from a KFF lunch with “Shark Tank” panelist and generic drug discounter Mark Cuban, who has been consulting with the Harris campaign about health care issues.

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An Arm and a Leg: New Lessons in the Fight for Charity Care

By Dan Weissmann December 5, 2024 Podcast

Host Dan Weissmann checks back in on the fight for hospital charity care, with lessons from Dollar For and a savvy listener.

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Harris-Walz Ticket Sharpens Contrast With Trump-Vance on Health Care

By Stephanie Armour August 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As Democrats convene in Chicago to make official their presidential and vice presidential nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz together are raising the prominence of health care as a 2024 election issue.

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The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline.

By Phil Galewitz April 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The GOP-controlled Congress is weighing cuts to Medicaid, the government health program that covers millions of Americans — including nearly 40% of Louisianans represented in the House by Speaker Mike Johnson.

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As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview

By Bram Sable-Smith May 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people’s lives.

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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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An Arm and a Leg: A Health Policy Veteran Puts 2025 in Perspective

By Dan Weissmann May 12, 2025 Podcast

Two stories from Washington, D.C., give listeners a sense of what changes the Trump administration has been making to health policy, with KFF Health News’ Julie Ronver and Arthur Allen.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States

May 9, 2024 Podcast

For the second year in a row, medical school graduates across specialties are shying away from applying for residency training in states with abortion bans or significant restrictions, according to a new study. Meanwhile, Medicare’s trustees report that the program will be able to pay its bills longer than expected — which could discourage Congress from acting to address the program’s long-term financial woes. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University schools of nursing and public health and Politico Magazine, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

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Who Polices Hospitals Merging Across Markets? States Give Different Answers

By Samantha Liss September 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Increasingly, hospitals are merging across separate markets within states. It’s a move that health economists and the Federal Trade Commission have been closely watching, as evidence shows such mergers raise prices for patients with no improvement in care.

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Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400

By Rachana Pradhan November 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all.

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Young Gay Latinos See Rising Share of New HIV Cases, Leading to Call for Targeted Funding

By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Devna Bose, The Associated Press and Phillip Reese June 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Since being diagnosed with HIV in 2022, Fernando Hermida has had to move three times to access treatment. A KFF Health News-Associated Press analysis found gay and bisexual Latino men account for a fast-growing proportion of new diagnoses and infections, showing they are falling behind in the fight against HIV.

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Hollywood’s A-List Health Insurance Is Jeopardized by the Labor Strikes

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist September 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Hollywood actors and writers who qualify for their union health plans get a very good deal compared with other Americans. But not working during the strike threatens their eligibility in the system.

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Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push

By Stephanie Armour May 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

On the surface, President Donald Trump embraced the MAHA movement with a pledge to end the nation’s high rates of chronic disease. But the broader Trump agenda may prove to be the biggest barrier this effort confronts.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': For ACA Plans, It’s Time to Shop Around

November 2, 2023 Podcast

It’s Obamacare open enrollment season, which means that, for people who rely on these plans for coverage, it’s time to shop around. With enhanced premium subsidies and cost-sharing assistance, consumers may find savings by switching plans. It is especially important for people who lost their coverage because of the Medicaid unwinding to investigate their options. Many qualify for assistance. Meanwhile, the countdown to Election Day is on, and Ohio’s State Issue 1 is grabbing headlines. The closely watched ballot initiative has become a testing ground for abortion-related messaging, which has been rife with misinformation. This week’s panelists are Mary Agnes Carey of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News.

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Trump, Harris Spar Over Abortion Rights and Obamacare in Their First Face-Off

By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs September 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The generally combative face-off was marked by a series of false and sometimes bizarre statements from former President Donald Trump.

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Colorado Dropped Medicaid Enrollees as Red States Have, Alarming Advocates for the Poor

By Rae Ellen Bichell July 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Colorado defended its high disenrollment rates following the covid crisis by saying that what goes up must come down. Advocates and researchers disagree.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': 100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval

May 1, 2025 Podcast

Members of Congress are back in Washington, and Republicans are struggling to find ways to reduce Medicaid spending without cutting benefits. Meanwhile, confusion continues to reign at the Department of Health and Human Services. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

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An Arm and a Leg: Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration

By Dan Weissmann March 12, 2025 Podcast

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is offline — for now. Here’s what that could mean for people with medical debt.

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In Montana, Conservative Groups See Chance To Kill Medicaid Expansion

By Katheryn Houghton October 31, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana’s Medicaid expansion ahead of a political fight over whether to keep the program.

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