Listen: Amid Shutdown Stalemate, Families Brace for SNAP Cuts and Paycheck Limbo
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared on WAMU鈥檚 鈥淗ealth Hub鈥 to discuss how the government shutdown is affecting food benefits and the help many Americans get to offset their health insurance premiums.
Listen: Why ‘TrumpRx’ Might Not Save You Money
On the “Today, Explained” podcast, 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News’ Julie Rovner recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insurance through your employer or the government.
Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties鈥 Resolve
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse in negotiations. Which side will blink first?
To Cut Medicaid, the GOP鈥檚 Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care
Republicans are attempting to use the budget reconciliation process to boost President Donald Trump鈥檚 priorities and reduce health coverage. That process has been used to pass nearly every major piece of health legislation for decades 鈥 except usually lawmakers use it to expand health care, not cut it, writes Julie Rovner.
Q&A: What Does the Budget Bill Mean for Your Health?聽
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner answers listeners鈥 questions about how the 鈥淥ne Big Beautiful Bill鈥 could affect health care in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress
The Senate Finance Committee questioned Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump鈥檚 nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News reporters discussed the biggest takeaways from the hearing.
Leaving Abortion to the States: A Broken Trump Campaign Promise
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump said the power to make abortion policies 鈥渉as been returned to the states.鈥 In his first two weeks in office, he鈥檚 already gone further to restrict abortion than any president who鈥檚 held office since the 1973 鈥淩oe v. Wade鈥 decision, writes Julie Rovner.
Trump鈥檚 Already Gone Back on His Promise To Leave Abortion to States
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump said the power to make abortion policies 鈥渉as been returned to the states.鈥 In his first two weeks in office, he鈥檚 already gone further to restrict abortion than any president who鈥檚 held office since the 1973 鈥淩oe v. Wade鈥 decision, writes Julie Rovner.
Trump鈥檚 Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but 鈥楾eam of Opponents鈥
The president-elect鈥檚 choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, FDA, and CDC, hold positions on issues including abortion and vaccination that are often at odds.
Trump Doesn鈥檛 Need Congress To Make Abortion Effectively Unavailable
President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail not to sign a nationwide abortion ban. But he wouldn鈥檛 need to do so to make abortion difficult, or illegal, writes 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner.
Washington Power Has Shifted. Here鈥檚 How the ACA May Shift, Too.
With a new Trump administration poised to move into the White House and Republicans set to control both chambers of Congress, party leaders are making a to-do list for the Affordable Care Act.
El poder en Washington ha cambiado. ACA podr铆a cambiar tambi茅n
El futuro gobernante prepara el terreno para hacer cambios potencialmente s铆smicos que podr铆an limitar la expansi贸n de Medicaid, aumentar la tasa de personas sin seguro, debilitar las protecciones para los pacientes y elevar los costos de las primas para millones de personas.
What鈥檚 at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues
Health care has ebbed and surged as an election issue throughout the presidential campaign. Here are the ways some of the most consequential changes in health policies could hinge on whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump wins.
Harris, alguna vez la voz de Biden sobre el aborto, tendr铆a un enfoque abierto en temas de salud
Mientras los dem贸cratas reconstruyen su candidatura presidencial a pocos meses de las elecciones, se esperar铆a que, de ser la nueva nominada, Harris adoptase una postura agresiva en apoyo al acceso al aborto y en otros temas controversiales de salud.
Harris, Once Biden鈥檚 Voice on Abortion, Would Take an Outspoken Approach to Health
If she grabs the baton from President Joe Biden to become the new presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris would widely be expected to take an aggressive stance in support of abortion access 鈥 hitting former President Donald Trump on an issue that could undermine his chances of victory.
Listen: How the End of 鈥楻oe鈥 Is Reshaping the Medical Workforce
In this episode of 鈥淭he Indicator From Planet Money,鈥 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, reports on how the medical labor force is changing post-Roe v. Wade and why graduating medical students, from OB-GYNs to pediatricians, are avoiding training in states with abortion bans.
Abortion and the 2024 Election: A Video Primer
The first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago takes place in November, and abortion is sure to play a key role.
Republicans Are Downplaying Abortion, but It Keeps Coming Up
Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on reproductive health care and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather take an off-ramp than a victory lap when it comes to abortion. But they can鈥檛 escape talking about it.
Wyden Demands Penalties for Obamacare Enrollment Fraud
Lawmakers and state officials are turning up the heat on federal regulators to stop unscrupulous, commission-hungry insurance agents from enrolling thousands of people in Affordable Care Act plans, or switching their coverage, without their knowledge. Customers often don鈥檛 discover the changes until they鈥檙e denied medical coverage or get stuck with a bill for ACA tax […]
Abortion Bans Are Repelling the Nation鈥檚 Future Doctors
Ash Panakam is about to graduate from Harvard Medical School. She鈥檚 from Georgia and always assumed she would return to the South for her residency. But the Supreme Court鈥檚 2022 decision overturning the nationwide right to abortion changed everything. 鈥淯ltimately I shifted my selection pretty drastically,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 was struggling to find a residency […]
