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    KHNā€™s ā€˜What the Health?ā€™: ACA in Peril With Ginsburgā€™s Seat in Play

    The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is giving new life to the latest constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act. It also places anti-abortion activists on the cusp of a court majority large enough to ensure the rollback of the right to abortion and, possibly, some types of birth control. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar tries to centralize power at the sprawling department plagued by miscommunications and scandals. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHNā€™s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNā€™s Sarah Jane Tribble about her new podcast, ā€œWhere It Hurts,ā€ debuting Sept. 29.

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    KHNā€™s ā€˜What the Health?ā€™: Itā€™s Scandal Week

    President Donald Trump this week issued a prescription drug pricing order unlikely to lower drug prices, and he contradicted comments by his director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the need for mask-wearing and predictions for vaccine availability. Meanwhile, scandals erupted at the CDC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration. And the number of people without health insurance grew in 2019, reported the Census Bureau, even while the economy soared. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHNā€™s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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    KHNā€™s ā€˜What The Health?ā€™: Republicans in COVID Disarray

    President Donald Trumpā€™s sobering view of COVID-19 didnā€™t last long ā€“ this week, he was back to pushing hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has been shown not to work in treating the virus. Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill are still scrambling to agree among themselves and with the White House on the next coronavirus relief bill, as both a moratorium on evictions and extra unemployment payments expire. And the debate over drug prices, which was going to be one of the biggest health issues of this election year, makes a brief appearance. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNā€™s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNā€™s Markian Hawryluk, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR ā€œBill of the Monthā€ story about a surprise bill from a surprise surgical assistant.

  • Colorado Forges Ahead On A New Model For Health Care While Nation Waits

    Since gaining control of the House, Senate and governorā€™s office, Colorado Democrats are pushing an aggressive health care agenda. With measures to create a public insurance option, welcome drug importation, lower drug prices, curtail surprise billing and cap insulin copays, the state is becoming a likely model for health policies at the federal level.

    By Markian Hawryluk

  • Congressional Candidates Go Head-To-Head On Health Care ā€” Again

    The California Democratic members of Congress who flipped seven Republican seats two years ago made health care a major campaign issue, criticizing their opponents for voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As the Democrats defend their seats in this yearā€™s elections, they are coming back to health care ā€” but the issues are different.

    By Ana B. Ibarra
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    KHNā€™s ā€˜What The Health?ā€™: Live from D.C. With Rep. Donna Shalala

    President Donald Trumpā€™s proposed budget includes billions of dollars in health spending cuts, Congress gets back to work on surprise medical bills, and health care remains a top issue for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), a former Health and Human Services secretary, joins the panel at a special taping before a live audience in Washington, D.C. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNā€™s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.