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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The Long Wait Ends For Short-Term Plan Rules

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the Trump administration’s proposed regulation that would allow the expansion of short-term health insurance policies that do not comply with all the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The panelists also talk about federal funding (or not) of public health research around guns.

Feb. 22, 2018

In An Effort To Curb Drug Costs, States Advance Bills To Prod Feds On Importation

Legislatures in blue and red states alike are considering proposals that would allow them to import prescription drugs from Canada.

By Shefali Luthra

Feb. 16, 2018

Idaho Blue Cross Jumps Into Controversial Market For Plans That Bypass ACA Rules

Focus turns to whether the Trump administration will challenge Idaho’s move to allow such plans to be sold to individuals.

By Julie Appleby

Feb. 14, 2018

Idaho ‘Pushing Envelope’ With Health Insurance Plan. Can It Do That?

Many eyes are on the Trump administration to see how officials respond to Idaho’s approach to health insurance, which flouts some aspects of the Affordable Care Act.

By Julie Appleby

Jan. 30, 2018

Investigation

Big Pharma Greets Hundreds Of Ex-Federal Workers At The ‘Revolving Door’

A KHN data analysis finds that the door of opportunities connecting Capitol Hill, the federal government and the drug industry likely spins in Big Pharma’s favor.

By Sydney Lupkin

Jan. 25, 2018

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health

For some federal health programs, a shuttered government means business as usual. But the congressional impasse over funding will hit others hard.

By ��ýҕ�l Health News Staff

Jan. 19, 2018

Trump Administration Clears Way To Force Some Medicaid Enrollees To Work

Allowing states to mandate that non-disabled Medicaid enrollees work as a condition for coverage would mark one of the biggest changes to the program since it began more than 50 years ago. A decision on the first of the state requests could come within days.

By Phil Galewitz

Jan. 11, 2018

HHS Nominee Vows To Tackle High Drug Costs, Despite His Ties To Industry

Alex M. Azar II, the former president of the U.S. division of Eli Lilly, says the U.S. drug system encourages price increases — but he intends to work on that problem.

By Emmarie Huetteman

Jan. 9, 2018

Investigation

Grassley Calls For ‘Corrective Action’ On Abuses In Herpes Vaccine Research

The Republican senator sent out letters to the Food and Drug Administration and HHS demanding an explanation about a rogue herpes vaccine trial.

By Marisa Taylor

Jan. 5, 2018

Experts Tell Congress How To Cut Drug Prices. We Give You Some Odds.

Some of the nation’s most influential scientists recommend eight steps to lower drug prices. KHN takes the political temperature and tells you the chances of Congress acting on them.

By Sarah Jane Tribble

Dec. 12, 2017

Read HHS Secretary Tom Price’s Resignation Letter To President Trump

Sept. 29, 2017

Latest Scandal Too Much For HHS Secretary Tom Price. He’s Out.

Tom Price resigned from running the Department of Health and Human Services after a series of news stories detailing how he tallied more than $400,000 in private plane travel paid for by taxpayers.

By Julie Rovner

Sept. 29, 2017

Sunday Hours: Obamacare Website To Be Shut Down For Portion of Most Weekends

The shutdown, which raised protests from navigator groups, will occur from midnight Saturday to 12 p.m. Sunday on all but one weekend.

By Phil Galewitz

Sept. 22, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Trump Administration Whacks Millions From Budget Used To Push Obamacare

The federal government plans to spend millions of dollars less this year on advertising and outreach efforts to support the health law’s open enrollment period, which starts Nov. 1.

By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz

Aug. 31, 2017

Senate Democrats Delay HHS Nominee Over Women’s Health Funding

Sen. Patty Murray questions Dr. Brett Giroir’s willingness to stand up for women’s health programs such as family planning services and teenage pregnancy prevention.

By Rachel Bluth

Aug. 10, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Cruz Plan Gets Thumbs Up From HHS But Thumbs Down From Most Everyone Else

During another day of fast-moving developments, Senate Republicans signaled their intent to attempt to bring an updated repeal-and-delay bill to the floor for a vote next week.

By Julie Appleby and Julie Rovner

July 19, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Transgender Health Care Targeted In Crusade To Undo ACA

HHS Secretary Tom Price and President Donald Trump have vowed to use administrative powers to mitigate the health law rules that created “burdens” or that don’t match up with their agenda.

By Shefali Luthra

July 13, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price Trade Jabs On HHS Budget

Tom Price defends proposed spending reductions in Medicaid and other HHS programs while demurring on questions about cost-sharing subsidies for the 2018 Obamacare marketplace.

By Rachel Bluth

June 8, 2017

REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH

A Busy Week For Health: Budget Cuts, CBO Scores And Mitch McConnell’s Cryptic Signal

KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Rovner discuss some of the developments that shook up health news this week.

May 26, 2017

CMS Gives States Until 2022 To Meet Medicaid Standards Of Care

The Trump administration has given states three more years to meet federal standards aimed at helping elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services without being forced to go into nursing homes.

By Phil Galewitz

May 11, 2017

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