Healthcare Workers Have To Pay for Insurance, Too. And They鈥檙e Also Feeling the Pinch.
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Healthcare a Vague but Potent Issue for Election 2026
Episode 464Healthcare in general, and health costs in particular, are a top issue for voters in 2026. But it remains unclear exactly how voters want lawmakers to fix the problem. Meanwhile, the Trump administration doubled down on its fraud-fighting efforts. Tami Luhby of CNN, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Sarah Jane Tribble of 吃瓜不打烊 join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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Nursing Home Beds Are Becoming More Scarce
As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won鈥檛 be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.
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Insurance Coverage Lags as Cancer Science, Treatment Move Forward
鈥淏rain cancer鈥 or 鈥淗4 G34-mutant鈥? As knowledge about genetics advances, some doctors say cancers should be defined by their mutations, not the tissues where they manifest.
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As Health Insurance Costs Soar, Healthcare Workers Also Feel the Pinch
Like many Americans, Joshua and Ashley Durham saw their health insurance premiums rise by hundreds of dollars a month this year. Despite being healthcare practitioners all too aware of the risks, they chose to go uninsured. Others, though, can鈥檛 afford to go without.
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A Cancer Survivor Lost Coverage. Medicaid Work Rules Prompt Fears of Similar Stories To Come.
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The Health Risks of AI
Episode 463Reports from a top AI company that it found and stopped attempted uses of its product to manufacture a potential bioweapon caught the attention of lawmakers in Washington this week. Meanwhile, President Trump wants to send $500 checks to about a million Obamacare enrollees. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Sabrina Corlette of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms.
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Outcome of Suit Against Department of Labor Could Boost Skimpy Employer Health Plans
The case was brought by a marketing company that wants to define as employees people who download an app and agree to have their internet activity tracked so they can buy into its employee health plan. Such plans are generally exempt from some state and Affordable Care Act rules.
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A Cancer Survivor Hoped To Work 鈥 Then She Lost Her Medicaid Disability Coverage
As state governments grapple with how to determine who鈥檚 sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability.
The Meltdown in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Season 16, Episode 1Stat reporter Bob Herman joins 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 to discuss the impact of surging health insurance costs on businesses and their workers.
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Readers Wrestle With Healthcare Inequalities and Want a Word With Congress
吃瓜不打烊 gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren鈥檛
Native Hawaiians will have to comply with the new work requirements in President Donald Trump鈥檚 signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite facing significant obstacles to employment and healthcare.
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Nonprofits Are Helping Musicians Pay for Insurance in Austin, Texas, and Beyond
A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin music artists, even as shifting marketplace conditions make the program a more expensive proposition. It鈥檚 becoming a model for other cities and sectors.
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鈥業t鈥檚 Triage鈥: California鈥檚 Next Governor Will Face Destabilizing Surge in Uninsured
The nation鈥檚 uninsured rate hit a historic low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California鈥檚 next governor as states stare down the biggest rise in the uninsured rate in a generation.
Summer鈥檚 Health Policy Themes
Episode 461As summer wanes, some of the season鈥檚 major health policy stories continue to simmer, including declining insurance coverage, increasing measles cases, and cuts to federal health programs. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Dean Rosen about his work for former Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum, who died last week at 94.
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In Toss-Up House District, Voters Crave Leadership To Fix Broken Healthcare
Voters in California鈥檚 22nd Congressional District call healthcare a top priority in November鈥檚 midterm elections. Although challenger Randy Villegas has built a following among residents craving change, undecided voters say they want to hear more from the Democrat and from GOP incumbent Rep. David Valadao on their affordability plans.
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Her Breast MRI Was Approved, But That Didn鈥檛 Mean Her Insurance Would Pay
Stephanie Halver鈥檚 doctor recommended she get a breast MRI, partly because of her family鈥檚 cancer history. Her insurer approved the scan, but unlike mammograms, breast MRIs aren鈥檛 universally covered as zero-cost preventive care.
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The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify
The new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program promises eligible beneficiaries access to popular weight loss drugs for as little as $50 a month. But for some, having the very medical conditions these drugs are approved to treat means they don't qualify for the discount.
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Journalists Highlight Innovations in Vaccines and Safeguarding Maternal Health
吃瓜不打烊 journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Watch: Mark Cuban Says You Can鈥檛 Fix Healthcare Until Every Price Is Known
With his online pharmacy, Mark Cuban changed how generic drugs are sold 鈥 and he has thoughts about how to fix the healthcare system. The billionaire businessman talks to 吃瓜不打烊鈥 Julie Rovner to answer the question: 鈥淗ow Would You Fix It?鈥
By Julie Rovner and Hannah Norman