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Countdown to Shutdown
Episode 315
Congress appears to be careening toward a government shutdown, as a small band of House conservatives vow to block any funding for the fiscal year th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Underinsured Is the New Uninsured
Episode 314
The percentage of working-age adults with health insurance went up and the uninsured rate dropped last year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this wee…
2 years, 6 months ago
Welcome Back, Congress. Now Get to Work.
Episode 313
Congress returns from its summer recess with a long list of tasks and only a few work days to get them done. On top of the annual spending bills need…
2 years, 6 months ago
3 Health Policy Experts You Should Know
Episode 312
In this special episode, host Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, interviews three noted health policy experts.
Amy Finkel…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Not-So-Health-y GOP Debate
Episode 311
The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 cycle took place without front-runner Donald Trump — and with hardly a mention of health issues …
2 years, 7 months ago
Abortion Pill’s Legal Limbo Continues
Episode 310
A federal appeals court issued a split decision on whether the abortion pill mifepristone should remain on the market — rejecting a lower court’s dec…
2 years, 7 months ago
On Abortion Rights, Ohio Is the New Kansas
Episode 309
Nearly a year to the day after Kansas voters surprised the nation by defeating an anti-abortion ballot question, Ohio voters defeated a similar, if c…
2 years, 7 months ago
Congress Is Out. The Presidential Campaign Is In.
Episode 308
Congress is in recess until after Labor Day, and lawmakers won’t have much time when they return to get the government funded before the next fiscal …
2 years, 7 months ago
Another Try for Mental Health ‘Parity’
Episode 307
President Joe Biden is kicking off his reelection campaign in part by trying to finish a decades-long effort to establish parity in insurance benefit…
2 years, 8 months ago
Let’s Talk About the Weather
Episode 306
It’s been the summer of broken weather records around the world — for heat, rain, and wildfire smoke — advertising the risks of climate change in a b…
2 years, 8 months ago