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President Donald Trump called for an end to the "unpleasant surprise" of certain medical bills on Thursday. NPR reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin covered the White House announcement, which featured two patients from the KHN-NPR "Bill of the Month" series.
Despite the broad agreement on the need to address surprise bills, insurers and health care providers oppose the other side鈥檚 preferred solutions.
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the latest news about the Trump administration鈥檚 effort to allow health care practitioners and organizations to refuse to provide care or refer patients for services that violate their conscience or religion. Also this week, the administration orders TV ads for prescription drugs to include list prices. And Tennessee wants free rein from the federal government to run its Medicaid program. Plus, Rovner interviews Joan Biskupic, author of a new book on Chief Justice John Roberts, about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to the 2012 ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
As part of his plan to tamp down drug pricing, President Donald Trump wants pharmaceutical companies to provide cost information in drug ads 鈥 just like side effects.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the latest news about women鈥檚 reproductive health policy and the latest skirmish in the debate over 鈥淢edicare-for-all鈥: how hospitals should be paid.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to answer listener questions about the fate of the Affordable Care Act, 鈥淢edicare-for-all鈥 and how to talk about health care costs. Also, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite 鈥渆xtra credit鈥 stories of the week.
The nation鈥檚 largest reproductive health services provider is in the midst of a high-stakes effort to showcase what it considers its vital role in providing community health care.
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks about the court case challenging the Affordable Care Act and Democratic proposals to expand Medicare on C-SPAN and NPR.
It鈥檚 "within spitting distance of something that鈥檚 true," said one health economist. But our fact check found it wasn't quite there.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the latest 鈥渨ill they or won鈥檛 they?鈥 when it comes to Republicans and comprehensive health reform. Also, a wrap-up of the latest abortion fights in the states and on Capitol Hill. And, another court setback for the Trump administration鈥檚 efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Paula Andalo about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature.
President Donald Trump promises that Republicans will be the 鈥減arty of health care鈥 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. KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner talks to 鈥淒etroit Today鈥 host Stephen Henderson about the implications of the president鈥檚 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 don鈥檛 have to.
It鈥檚 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 KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to sort it out with a discussion of a setback for Medicaid work requirements and the Trump administration鈥檚 decision to back a lawsuit claiming the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Also, Rovner interviews filmmaker Mike Eisenberg about his movie 鈥淭o Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary.鈥
The decision applies only to Kentucky and Arkansas, and many experts expect the administration and other conservative states to continue to move forward on rules that would limit coverage for people who don鈥檛 work.
The Justice Department asks a federal appeals court to strike down the Affordable Care Act, then, hours later, House Democrats unveil proposals to bolster the law.
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