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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Health Law Fix Misses The Spending Bill Train

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the apparent demise of bipartisan legislation aimed at shoring up parts of the Affordable Care Act. They also discuss aggressive new efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week.

March 23, 2018

Medicaid Nation

States Extend Medicaid For Birth Control, Cutting Costs — And Future Enrollment

Medicaid family planning programs reduce unplanned births, but some are caught in disputes over federal funding to Planned Parenthood.

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman

March 22, 2018

Clash Over Abortion Hobbles A Health Bill. Again. Here’s How.

As Congress considers a bipartisan bill to help hold down premium prices on the health law’s marketplaces, a long-standing fight over abortion reappears.

By Julie Rovner

March 21, 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Rocky Road Ahead In Congress For Insurance Market Bills

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the problems that are making congressional efforts to pass legislation to stabilize the individual insurance market a long shot.

March 15, 2018

Campus Voices: Should Student Health Centers Offer Abortion Pills?

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would require student health centers at all of the state’s four-year public universities to carry the abortion pill. Students at campuses across the state sounded off on the proposal.

By Ana B. Ibarra and Anna Gorman

March 9, 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The State Of The (Health) Union

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Julie Appleby and Sarah Jane Tribble of Kaiser Health News discuss President Donald Trump’s promises to reduce drug prices in his first State of the Union Address. The panelists also discuss the departure of the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after conflict-of-interest reports and the efforts by some states to flout the Affordable Care Act.

Jan. 31, 2018

In Trump’s First Year, Anti-Abortion Forces Make Strides Despite Setbacks

As a candidate, the president promised a ban on abortions that take place after 20 weeks and federal funding to Planned Parenthood, but Congress has not obliged. Still, other anti-abortion policy goals have been realized.

By Julie Rovner

Jan. 22, 2018

Oregon, Texas Are Latest States To Put Down Markers On Abortion Coverage

The governors of both states signed abortion legislation last week. Texas will restrict insurance coverage while Oregon will require that it be covered.

By Michelle Andrews

Aug. 22, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Often Missing In The Health Care Debate: Women’s Voices

When leaders in Washington discuss the future of American health care, women are not always in the room. Here, nine women share their personal stories, fears and hopes.

By Anna Gorman and Jenny Gold

Aug. 17, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Senate Parliamentarian Upends GOP Hopes For Health Bill

The parliamentarian finds that provisions of the bill cannot go forward with a simple majority vote.

By Julie Rovner

July 21, 2017

Postcard From Capitol Hill: Lawmakers Put Women’s Health Care In Its Place

Where women prefer to go for health care becomes a proxy for the abortion debate.

By Rachel Bluth

July 19, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Ear To The Door: 5 Things Being Weighed In Secret Health Bill Also Weigh It Down

No one knows what the final Senate bill will look like — not even those writing it. But here are some safe, educated guesses.

By Julie Rovner

June 16, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Planned Parenthood Funding Could Thwart GOP Efforts On Health Bill

A provision in the House bill to strip funding from organizations that provide abortions may not meet the strict rules needed to bypass the filibuster in the Senate.

By Julie Rovner

May 12, 2017

Missouri Rejects Federal Money In Order To Set Up Its Own Abortion Restrictions

Abortion is already heavily restricted in Missouri, but now the state is cutting more funding to organizations that provide abortions, even though it means rejecting millions of dollars from the federal government.

By Durrie Bouscaren, St. Louis Public Radio

April 4, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

GOP Vows To Defund Planned Parenthood. Reality Makes That Hard.

Ending federal support of the group that helps supply women’s reproductive health care could complicate health law overhaul efforts.

By Julie Rovner

Jan. 17, 2017

In California, Planned Parenthood Girds For Potentially Grim Future Under Trump

The CEO of the group’s state organization, Kathy Kneer, says private donations can’t cover the potential loss of federal money for reproductive health services.

By Anna Gorman

Dec. 5, 2016

Abortion By Mail Delivers Promise For Better Access But Political Questions Remain

The experiment — involving 50 women in Hawaii, Oregon, New York and Washington — breaks ground by letting women get an abortion without visiting a clinic.

By Phil Galewitz

Nov. 14, 2016

Video Highlights: Health Care On The Debate Stage

Video highlights of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's discussion of health issues in the third and final debate on Oct. 19, 2016.

Oct. 20, 2016

Did It Hurt Or Help? Researchers Analyze Ohio’s 2011 Abortion Law

A new study finds that women may have suffered more complications and needed more follow-up care as a result of the law. The law’s advocates question the findings.

By Shefali Luthra

Aug. 30, 2016

Clinton Veep Pick Tim Kaine Bolstered Mental Health System After Va. Tech Shooting

As a Democratic senator and governor, Tim Kaine has backed the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion and better access to mental health treatment for people in crisis.

By Rachel Bluth

July 27, 2016

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