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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown

October 23, 2025 Podcast

Two major nutrition programs — SNAP and WIC — are likely to exhaust their funding in November, and the furloughs and firings at the CDC have left the agency unable to perform some of its major functions. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s new IVF policy is being met with dissatisfaction from both sides. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Katheryn Houghton, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.

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Readers and Tweeters Diagnose Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System

January 19, 2023 KFF Health News Original

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

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Error-Ridden Medicare Advantage Directory May Confuse Seniors: Report

October 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post reports that the directory, originally part of the “Make Health Tech Great Again” push by the White House, could lead millions of seniors to make ill-informed choices ahead of the open enrollment period. Also, Humana lays out a plan to improve its Medicare Advantage star rating.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Time’s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits

December 18, 2025 Podcast

A last-minute push from Democrats and four moderate Republicans will force a House vote on renewing enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, but not until January. That means millions will have to choose between paying dramatically more or dropping coverage next year. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially drops the federal recommendation for newborns to receive a hepatitis B shot. Tami Luhby of CNN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Lizzy Lawrence of Stat join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Tony Leys, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature, and the panel discusses the year’s biggest developments in health policy.

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CMS Delays Medicare Advantage Rule Requiring Reminders Of Unused Perks

September 10, 2025 Morning Briefing

The agency says it needs time “to address logistical concerns and reevaluate current requirements” regarding a notification policy about unused benefits. Plus, UnitedHealth’s intentions for Medicare Advantage plans.

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What Happens to Health Programs if the Federal Government Shuts Down?

By Julie Rovner September 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Medicare and Medicaid shouldn’t be affected, but confusion can be expected.

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Republicans Eye Medicare Advantage Rule Changes, But Maybe Not Just Yet

July 23, 2025 Morning Briefing

At a subcommittee hearing, lawmakers expressed a willingness to legislate prior authorization and “upcoding” practices used by insurers. It’s not clear when they might take action in light of a packed health policy agenda in the wake of passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Estafas a Medicare con pruebas para covid pueden generar otros fraudes

By Susan Jaffe May 18, 2023 KFF Health News Original

La cobertura de Medicare para las pruebas caseras de covid-19 finalizó hace pocos días, pero las estafas generadas por este beneficio temporal podrían tener consecuencias persistentes para las personas mayores.

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Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

By Fred Schulte June 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The Government Accountability Office and the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office say seniors enrolled in the program are suffering and taxpayers are getting bilked for billions of dollars a year.

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Cuando tu cobertura de salud dentro de la red… simplemente se esfuma

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 18, 2024 KFF Health News Original

los contratos de las aseguradoras con médicos, hospitales y farmacéuticas (o sus intermediarios, los llamados administradores de beneficios farmacéuticos) pueden cambiar abruptamente de la noche a la mañana.

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Insurers Brace For Expected Medicare Advantage Losses Next Year

May 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

CVS Health and Humana are making moves ahead of anticipated drops in Medicare Advantage memberships in 2025. Meanwhile, low Medicare Advantage pay further stresses rural hospitals.

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CMS Retracts Medicare Advantage Enrollment Report For Corrections

January 16, 2025 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile: Medicare Advantage enrollees aren’t seeing expected savings on supplemental care; Inflation Reduction Act’s annual prescription cap will provide significant savings; Georgia wants to change Medicaid eligibility requirements; and more.

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CMS Proposes 0.1% Average Pay Raise For 2027 Medicare Advantage Plans

January 27, 2026 Morning Briefing

The increase is far below the 4%-6% bumps the industry expected, Stat reports, and comes alongside proposed restrictions on insurers’ coding practices. Other industry news is on a Kaiser Permanente strike in California and Hawaii, health system investments in pulsed field ablation, and more.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump 2.0

November 8, 2024 Podcast

As Donald Trump readies for his return to the White House — with the backing of a GOP majority in the Senate and, possibly, the House — the entire health care industry is waiting to see what happens next. Clearly on the agenda: the future of abortion and reproductive rights, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and public health’s infrastructure. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Jackie Fortiér, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-Washington Post “Bill of the Month” feature, about a 2-year-old who had a very expensive run-in with a rattlesnake.

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After Second Loss In Court, Humana’s Contested MA Star Rating Will Stick

October 15, 2025 Morning Briefing

Humana had disputed its 2025 Medicare Advantage rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which gave it a 3.5 out of five. A federal court ruled Tuesday that CMS doesn’t have to recalculate it.

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New Rating Rules May Give Medicare Advantage Insurers A $13B Boost

December 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

One proposed change to the star rating system is bringing back the “reward factor.” This provision, previously used until 2023, would increase payments to insurers that perform well. As a result, Medicare is scrapping the “health equity index” that was set to go into effect in 2027.

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Another GOP Primary Debate … Another Night of Verbal Clashes

By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs November 9, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In a faceoff that took some strange turns, five presidential hopefuls focused on foreign affairs and inflation but still revealed the party’s political struggles over its abortion position. Once again, former President Donald Trump did not appear on the debate stage.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too

February 23, 2023 Podcast

When U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of depression this month, he got an unusual reaction from his colleagues in Congress: compassion. It’s a far cry from how politicians once kept their mental health issues under wraps at all costs. Meanwhile, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is stirring up controversy by proposing that all politicians over age 75 be required to pass a mental competency test to hold office. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, October 25, 2024

October 25, 2024 Morning Briefing

Bird flu, affordable care and the election, Medicare Advantage, futuristic health devices, abortion, and more. Plus, your weekend reads.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The Long Road to Reining In Short-Term Plans 

July 13, 2023 Podcast

President Biden made good on a campaign promise this week with a proposal that would limit short-term health insurance plans that boast low premiums but also few benefits. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw affirmative action programs could set back efforts to diversify the nation’s medical workforce. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Amy Goldstein of the Washington Post, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat News join KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Bram Sable-Smith, who reported the latest KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” about how a hospital couldn’t track down a patient, but a debt collector could.

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