The Host
Emmarie Huetteman
KFF Health News
Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a group of Washington reporters, in addition to “Bill of the Month” and KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” She beforehand spent greater than a decade reporting on the federal authorities, most lately masking shock medical payments, drug pricing reform, and different well being coverage debates in Washington and on the marketing campaign path.
With the 2024 election marketing campaign in its remaining days, House Speaker Mike Johnson this week floated “massive” well being care reform if former President Donald Trump wins — adjustments which might be additionally dependent, in fact, on whether or not Republicans management Congress subsequent yr.
Meanwhile, new reporting uncovers extra maternal deaths underneath state abortion bans, plus a minimum of one case by which a lady was jailed after a miscarriage. Plus, different investigations are shining a lightweight on a actuality of American well being care, no matter who wins on Tuesday: the results of well being business profiteering.
This week’s panelists are Emmarie Huetteman of KFF Health News, Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Shefali Luthra of The nineteenth, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call.
Panelists
Jessie Hellmann
CQ Roll Call
Shefali Luthra
The nineteenth
Lauren Weber
The Washington Post
Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:
Trump has known as for reopening the battle over the Affordable Care Act, and given sufficient votes in Congress, Johnson steered this week that he’s able to again the previous president’s play. To be certain, the expiration subsequent yr of enhanced ACA premium subsidies will put the well being regulation again on the agenda — although given the regulation’s recognition, adjustments could also be a tough promote even to some Republicans.
Trump additionally unveiled his personal proposal to handle the long-term care disaster: a tax credit score for household caregivers. His plan follows Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposal weeks in the past to create a brand new Medicare profit that pays for residence well being care.
New reporting is out this week on ladies struggling miscarriages being denied reproductive well being care — and even being charged with manslaughter and incarcerated. While many abortion opponents say they don’t have any intention of harming or punishing ladies, the results of overturning Roe v. Wade are coming into clearer focus.
Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Irving Washington, a senior vice chairman at KFF and the chief director of its Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative.
Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists counsel well being coverage tales they learn this week that they suppose you need to learn, too:
Emmarie Huetteman: KFF Health News’ “‘Dreamers’ Can Enroll in ACA Plans This Year — But a Court Challenge Could Get in the Way,” by Julie Appleby.
Lauren Weber: The New York Times’ “What Drugmakers Did Not Tell Volunteers in Alzheimer’s Trials,” by Walt Bogdanich and Carson Kessler.
Shefali Luthra: NBC News’ “They’re Middle Class and Insured. Childbirth Still Left Them With Crippling Debt,” by Aria Bendix.
Jessie Hellmann: ProPublica’s “‘Not Medically Necessary’: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care,” by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum; and David Armstrong, ProPublica.
Also talked about on this week’s podcast:
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Francis Ying
Audio producer
Stephanie Stapleton
Editor
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