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Eight teaching centers in California aim to train and retain doctors in medically underserved areas such as California鈥檚 Central Valley. They are among 57 such institutions across the country that may soon receive a boost in funding from Congress.
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, and Joanne Kenen of Politico discuss Congress鈥 tardiness in renewing the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), and play the parlor game of who might become the new secretary of Health and Human Services. Also, the pod panel interviews Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) about his new Medicare buy-in bill.
Federal funding for the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program expired Sept. 30. Many states still have money in their budgets, but they鈥檒l be worried until Congress renews the program.
Tom Price resigned from running the Department of Health and Human Services after a series of news stories detailing how he tallied more than $400,000 in private plane travel paid for by taxpayers.聽
At a political rally in March, President Donald Trump said drug prices are 鈥渙utrageous鈥 and blamed campaign contributions. Drugmakers funneled nearly $280,000 to Congress the very next day.
The clinics, which serve many poor people, are tightening spending in case Congress doesn鈥檛 approve new funding for them before the government鈥檚 2018 fiscal year starts Sunday.
Even though the Affordable Care Act has dodged another legislative bullet, it still faces challenges.
Hundreds of protesters were turned away from the Senate鈥檚 public hearing on the Graham-Cassidy bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, but they made their feelings known outside the door.
The statement from the Maine senator came after the Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cause millions of people to become uninsured.
Any momentum to address prescription drug costs has been lost amid rancorous debates over replacing Obamacare and stalled by roadblocks erected via lobbying and industry cash.
The measure proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) would disrupt the existing health system more than any of the measures considered so far this year, according to supporters and critics.
In this Facebook Live, KHN's Julie Rovner talks to Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, about the current state of play on CHIP reauthorization.
The Affordable Care Act gave some Americans the chance to strike out on their own in new business ventures because they didn't have to worry about keeping a job just for health insurance. But the repeal-and-replace efforts reignited this week create uncertainty about whether they can count on that insurance option in the future.
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss Senate Republicans鈥 last-ditch effort to upend the Affordable Care Act ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
Republicans are making a concerted push to unite around a bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy that would gut major provisions of the federal health law.
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal discuss Democratic, Republican and bipartisan health proposals all being pursued in Congress, including the latest version of Sen. Bernie Sanders鈥 (I-Vt.) 鈥淢edicare-for-All鈥 proposal. Plus, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
The Senate health committee is putting aside partisan bickering this month to seek a legislative remedy to a possible spike in Obamacare premiums this fall.
In this episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss the return of Congress and bipartisan efforts to shore up the individual health insurance market for 2018, as well as renew the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program.
State leaders tell senators that federal dollars are needed this fall to keep insurers participating in Obamacare next year and prevent big hikes in premiums.
The federal health law includes a provision that allows states to alter some of its rules if they can think of a better way to provide health care to their residents, but it鈥檚 not clear how far outside the box states can go.
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