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President Donald Trump promises that Republicans will be the āparty of health careā and seeks to have a court overturn the Affordable Care Act. But that leaves some Republican lawmakers nervous about bringing the contentious issue up before the 2020 elections. KHNās Julie Rovner talks to āDetroit Todayā host Stephen Henderson about the implications of the presidentās moves.
Though a range of policy solutions have been discussed by Congress, the White House and other experts, a theme of a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday was that providers and insurers are key to correcting the issue.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Itās been a wild week for health policy, mostly because of developments surrounding two different legal cases. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNās Julie Rovner to sort it out with a discussion of a setback for Medicaid work requirements and the Trump administrationās decision to back a lawsuit claiming the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Also, Rovner interviews filmmaker Mike Eisenberg about his movie āTo Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary.ā
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), head of the influential HELP committee, wants to make it easier to share and store detailed medical histories.
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss the efforts to curb āsurpriseā medical bills to patients who inadvertently get out-of-network care; a look at where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on health; and the Trump administrationās efforts to end HIV in the U.S. Also, Rovner interviews Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is leaving his job in early April.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss the suggested cuts to health programs in President Donald Trumpās budget proposal, the latest on lawsuits challenging work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and the FDAās crackdown on e-cigarettes. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Clear differences of opinion emerged between Democrats and Republicans during a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing about how to make prescription drugs more affordable in the Medicare program.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
KHN correspondent Emmarie Huetteman appeared on the C-SPAN program āWashington Journal,ā where she fielded viewersā calls about high drug prices and industry criticism.
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss the new āMedicare-for-allā bill introduced by House Democrats, the grilling of pharmaceutical company CEOs by a Senate committee and new Trump administration rules that take aim at Planned Parenthood. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNās Julie Appleby about the latest āBill of the Monthā installment.
The progressive proposal adds details to the discussion of this controversial approach to overhauling the nationās health system, and Democratic primary candidates will have to be prepared to get more specific.
Health and safety problems at immigration detention facilities throughout California pose a serious risk to detainees, according to two reports released Tuesday. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California State Auditor Elaine Howle concluded that federal and local governments are failing to adequately oversee the facilities, allowing the problems to persist.
The Senate Finance Committee grilled executives from seven major drugmakers on Tuesday.
Tuesdayās Senate Finance Committee hearing could produce fireworks over prices, R&D costs and executive compensation.
Most hearings before the U.S. House and Senate are routine affairs. But a few tense moments featuring everyone from Hillary Clinton to tobacco CEOs drew the attention of millions of Americans.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Tuesdayās Senate hearing with pharma CEOs will tackle the same issues as the famous Kefauver hearings in 1960.
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