Democrats Keep Healthcare at Fore
About this episode
Senate Democrats discuss rising healthcare prices and changes to the Affordable Care Act, while guests provide insights on various health policy stories.
Senate Democrats hope to highlight rising healthcare prices by forcing a vote on the Trump administration’s changes to the Affordable Care Act before the midterm elections. Meanwhile, Alabama is the latest state to try to cut off residents’ access to medication abortion via telehealth. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute and Liz Fowler of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to discuss the idea of ending the employer health insurance tax exclusion. Visit our website for a transcript of this episode. Plus, for “extra credit” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: Julie Rovner: KFF Health News’ “ Trump Bought Tobacco Stocks and Raked In Industry Donations as FDA Eased Standards ,” by Darius Tahir. Sheryl Gay Stolberg: KFF Health News’ “ Tennessee Pharmacies Sell Potent Ivermectin, Led by Anti-Vaccine Doctor Who’s Taken ‘Bucketloads,’ ” by Brett Kelman and Rachana Pradhan. Anna Edney…
More episodes of What the Health? From KFF Health News
- States Start Their Medicaid Cuts
- The Politics of Health at Midyear
- Supreme Court Makes Health Policy
- Trump Officials Still Delaying Funds
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the What the Health? From KFF Health News podcast page.