Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you donât have to.
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Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you donât have to.
Key Democratic wins in 2019 state elections in Virginia and (probably) Kentucky could have big implications for health care in general and Medicaid in particular. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Elizabeth Warren is catching flak from all sides over her âMedicare For Allâ plan. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Caitlin Owens of Axios and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Laura Ungar, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Month.â For âextra credit,â the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you donât have to.
State borders can highlight Medicaidâs arbitrary coverage. On the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, low-income people struggle with untreated health issues. But on the Illinois side, people in similar straits can get health care because their state expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.
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Nearly 2 million more Americans were uninsured in 2018 than in the previous year, according to the Census Bureauâs annual report. Plus, the Trump administration announced plans to ban flavored vape liquids, and Congress is back and working to address high prescription drug prices and âsurpriseâ medical bills. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
When Kansas elected Laura Kelly as governor, Medicaid expansion looked like a shoo-in, with seemingly broad support across state government. It didnât happen. A look at conservativesâ new health care playbook and the politics of obstruction. Health care for 130,000 Kansans hangs in the balance.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
The proposal is far from minimal and includes several provisions that Congress has failed repeatedly to enact, including some that were part of the original Affordable Care Act debate.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled a health plan intended to provide a more moderate alternative to his competitorsâ âMedicare for Allâ plans. It would build on the Affordable Care Act but would go much further. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus Planned Parenthoodâs very bad week, the U.S. House vote to repeal the health lawâs âCadillac taxâ on generous health plans, and the reduction in deaths from opioids.
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.
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.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest version of a âMedicare-for-allâ bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a presidential hopeful, and Democratic and Republican reactions to it. They also discuss the latest on congressional efforts to rein in drug prices and another state effort to expand Medicaid â but not exactly in the way voters wanted. Also, Rovner interviews Ceci Connolly of the Alliance of Community Health Plans.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest âwill they or wonât they?â 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 administrationâs efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Paula Andalo about the latest âBill of the Monthâ feature.
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