The Host
Julie Rovner
KFF Health News
Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly well being coverage information podcast, “What the Health?” A famous knowledgeable on well being coverage points, Julie is the creator of the critically praised reference e book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third version.
After narrowly passing within the House in May, President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” has now arrived within the Senate, the place Republicans are struggling to determine whether or not to go it, change it, or — as Elon Musk, who not too long ago stepped again from advising Trump, is demanding — kill it.
Adding gas to the hearth, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the invoice as written would improve the variety of Americans with out medical health insurance by practically 11 million over the following decade. That quantity would develop to roughly 16 million ought to Republicans additionally not prolong further subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which expire at 12 months’s finish.
This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.
Panelists
Jessie Hellmann
CQ Roll Call
Alice Miranda Ollstein
Politico
Lauren Weber
The Washington Post
Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:
Even earlier than the CBO launched estimates of what number of Americans stand to lose well being protection beneath the House-passed price range reconciliation invoice, Republicans in Washington had been casting doubt on the nonpartisan workplace’s findings — as they did throughout their 2017 Affordable Care Act repeal effort.
Responding to issues about proposed Medicaid cuts, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican, this week stood behind her controversial rejoinder at a city corridor that “we’re all going to die.” The comment and its public response illuminated the problematic politics Republicans face in lowering advantages on which their constituents rely — and should foreshadow marketing campaign fights to come back.
Journalists revealed that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s report on kids’s well being could have been generated at the least partly by synthetic intelligence. The telltale indicators within the report of what are known as “AI hallucinations” included citations to scientific research that don’t exist and a garbled interpretation of the findings of different analysis, elevating additional questions concerning the validity of the report’s suggestions.
And the Trump administration this week revoked Biden-era steering on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Regardless, the underlying legislation instructing hospitals to look after these experiencing being pregnant emergencies nonetheless applies.
Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Arielle Zionts, who reported and wrote the most recent “Bill of the Month” characteristic, a few Medicaid affected person who had an emergency in one other state and the massive invoice he received for his troubles. If you could have an infuriating, outrageous, or baffling medical invoice you’d wish to share with us, you can do that here.
Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists counsel well being coverage tales they learn (or wrote) this week that they suppose you need to learn, too:
Julie Rovner: KFF Health News’ “Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.’s Promises of Protection,” by Katheryn Houghton, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, and Arielle Zionts.
Alice Miranda Ollstein: Politico’s “‘They’re the Backbone’: Trump’s Targeting of Legal Immigrants Threatens Health Sector,” by Alice Miranda Ollstein.
Lauren Weber: The New York Times’ “Take the Quiz: Could You Manage as a Poor American?” by Emily Badger and Margot Sanger-Katz.
Jessie Hellmann: The New York Times’ “A DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead,” by Isabelle Taft.
Also talked about on this week’s podcast:
Credits
Francis Ying
Audio producer
Emmarie Huetteman
Editor
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