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Asian American and Pacific Islander women once had a relatively low rate of breast cancer diagnoses. Now, researchers are scrambling to understand why it鈥檚 rising at a faster pace than those of many other racial and ethnic groups.
Pediatricians want to vaccinate kids, but some say they鈥檙e keeping their stockpile of covid vaccines low to avoid being stuck with costly, unwanted shots. They can鈥檛 afford to stock up on costly shots that parents don鈥檛 want.
吃瓜不打烊鈥 Jordan Rau explains how to tell the good nursing homes from the bad ones.
In many places, victims of the opioid epidemic are silenced in decision-making about how to use opioid settlement money, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by 吃瓜不打烊 and Spotlight PA found.
In this episode of 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 host Dan Weissmann speaks with Caitlyn Mai, a woman in Oklahoma who received a six-figure bill for a surgery her insurance promised to cover. This episode is an extended version of the 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 series, produced in partnership with NPR.
Abortion and reproductive health issues headlined the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as expected. But what Vice President Kamala Harris has in mind for other health policies as the Democratic nominee remains something of a mystery. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump says he would not use the 19th-century Comstock Act to impose, in effect, a national ban on abortion, which angered his anti-abortion backers. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins University, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Tony Leys, who reported and wrote the latest 吃瓜不打烊-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature about a woman who fought back after being charged for two surgeries despite undergoing only one.
Medical aid in death is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. But only Oregon and Vermont explicitly allow out-of-state people who are terminally ill to die with assistance there. So far, at least 49 people have made the trek while state legislation stalls elsewhere.
What does a law to protect worker pensions have to do with how health insurance is regulated? Far more than most people may think. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, turns 50 in September. The law fundamentally changed the way the federal and state governments regulate employer-provided health insurance and continues to shape health policy in the United States. In this special episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥, host and 吃瓜不打烊 chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner speaks to Larry Levitt of KFF, Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, and Ilyse Schuman of the American Benefits Council about the history of ERISA and what its future might hold.
Millions of dollars from national opioid settlements are pouring into Mississippi. The state and localities haven鈥檛 spent much yet. In many cases, how the money will be used is up in the air.
Six months after the Feb. 14 parade, parents of survivors under 18 years old say their children are deeply changed. In this installment of 鈥淭he Injured,鈥 we meet kids who survived the mass shooting only to live with long-term emotional scars.
This installment of InvestigateTV and 吃瓜不打烊鈥 鈥淐ostly Care鈥 series digs into patients' getting charged hospital prices for doctor鈥檚 office care. For five years, a patient got the same injection from the same office. Then it changed how it billed and she owed more than $1,100 for one treatment.
How do the top-of-the-ticket candidates compare on abortion, medical debt, and more? Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
Vice President Kamala Harris this week officially became the Democratic nominee for president and named Minnesota governor and former U.S. congressman Tim Walz as her running mate. Meanwhile, a new study finds the number of abortions taking place since the overturn of 鈥淩oe v. Wade鈥 continued to rise into early this year, despite the imposition of abortion bans around the country. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join 吃瓜不打烊 chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
The elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the presumed Democratic presidential ticket is newly energizing the debate over abortion, while former President Donald Trump attempts to distance himself from more sweeping proposals in the 鈥淧roject 2025鈥 GOP blueprint put together by his former administration officials and the conservative Heritage Foundation. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Elisabeth Rosenthal, who reported and wrote the latest 吃瓜不打烊-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 about a preauthorized surgery that generated a six-figure bill.
For the 2024 campaign, Joe Biden is out, and Kamala Harris is in. As the vice president makes moves toward the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, health policy is resurging as a campaign issue. Meanwhile, Congress tries 鈥 and again fails 鈥 to make timely progress on the annual government spending bills as abortion issues cause delays. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Stephanie Armour of 吃瓜不打烊, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Anthony Wright, the new executive director of Families USA, about his plans for the organization and his history working with Harris on health topics.鈥
Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state鈥檚 list of controlled dangerous substances, a move that has alarmed doctors in the state.
President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 last week, but his symptoms were reportedly mild. With covid still circulating and putting Americans at risk, 吃瓜不打烊 reviews the latest safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
After an assassination attempt last weekend sent former President Donald Trump to the hospital with minor injuries, the Republican National Convention went off with little mention of health care issues. And Trump鈥檚 newly nominated vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, has barely staked out a record on health during his 18 months in office 鈥 aside from being strongly opposed to abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Renuka Rayasam, who wrote June鈥檚 installment of 吃瓜不打烊-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month,鈥 about a patient who walked into what he thought was an urgent care center and walked out with an emergency room bill.鈥
In this episode of 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 host Dan Weissmann speaks with Georgann Boatright, a patient in Mississippi who was willing to drive to another state to avoid paying a steep fee to her local hospital.
As Donald Trump prepares to be formally nominated as the GOP鈥檚 candidate for president next week, the platform he will run on is taking shape. And in line with Trump鈥檚 approach, it aims to simultaneously satisfy hard-core abortion opponents and reassure more moderate swing voters. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission takes on pharmacy benefits management firms. Shefali Luthra of The 19th News, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, about the Biden administration鈥檚 policies to ensure access to reproductive health care.
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