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Oklahoma is seeking $17 billion in damages from Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant. After a seven-week trial, a judge will decide if the opioid drugmaker is liable and if so, for how much.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Under federal law, people who have been raped donât have to pay for medical forensic exams, yet many get billed and have trouble getting the hospitals or collection agencies to stop dunning them for payment.
KHN consulted legal experts about some of the arguments advanced by Trump administration lawyers during the most recent round of oral arguments in the legal challenge brought by 18 âredâ states to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
Is the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional? That was the question before a federal appeals court in New Orleans this week. Two of the three judges on the panel seemed inclined to agree with a lower court that the elimination of the tax penalty for failure to maintain coverage could mean the entire health law should fall. Also this week, President Donald Trump wants to improve care for people with kidney disease. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus courts blocking efforts to require drug prices in TV ads and to kick Planned Parenthood out of the federal family planning program. Plus, Rovner interviews University of Michigan law professor Nicholas Bagley about the latest legal threat to the ACA.
The Affordable Care Act is again being put to the test after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. Could the case ricochet back to the Supreme Court in the throes of the 2020 presidential campaign season?
The doctorsâ group, which had not been very vocal in recent years on the issue, is taking an assertive stance. The AMA said North Dakotaâs laws interfere with doctor-patient relationships.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Democratic presidential candidates disagreed on how to fix health care in their first debate Wednesday, although they all called for boosting insurance coverage and lowering prices. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is keeping health care in the news, too, with a new plan to make medical prices more available to the public. Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus the latest in news about bipartisan progress on catch-all legislation to address âsurpriseâ medical bills. Plus, Rovner interviews NPRâs Jon Hamilton about the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ installment.
Lawmakers and patients want to eliminate âsurpriseâ out-of-network medical bills. Hospitals, doctors and insurers say they want to eliminate them, too, but their opposition to one anotherâs proposals could complicate legislative efforts. Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus the latest in news about reproductive health and health care sharing ministries.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
For our 100th episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Sandhya Ramen of CQ Roll Call join KHNâs Julie Rovner to take a deep dive into the abortion debate, discussing everything from the latest news to the history of the Supreme Courtâs jurisprudence as well as how states are trying to further expand or restrict abortion rights and access. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Lauren Weber about the latest âBill of the Monthâ installment.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Justices wonât alter the rule that prevents active-duty military members from suing the government for negligence. The challenge came from the family of Navy nurse Lt. Rebekah âMoaniâ Daniel, who died in 2014 after bleeding to death following childbirth.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Officials in Washington and other states are cracking down on companies that avoid health insurance regulations by masquerading as faith-based care.
The administrationâs position on a pending lawsuit to get the Affordable Care Act is one of the reasons experts said thereâs cause for skepticism.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest news about the Trump administrationâs effort to allow health care practitioners and organizations to refuse to provide care or refer patients for services that violate their conscience or religion. Also this week, the administration orders TV ads for prescription drugs to include list prices. And Tennessee wants free rein from the federal government to run its Medicaid program. Plus, Rovner interviews Joan Biskupic, author of a new book on Chief Justice John Roberts, about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to the 2012 ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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