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The Confusing Fate of the Abortion Pill
Episode 293
The legality and availability of the abortion pill mifepristone is in question after a federal judge in Texas canceled the FDA’s approval of the firs…
3 years, 1 month ago
The ‘Unwinding’ of Medicaid
Episode 292
As of April 1, states were allowed to begin reevaluating Medicaid eligibility for millions of Americans who qualified for the program during the covi…
3 years, 1 month ago
A Judicial Body Blow to the ACA
Episode 291
A federal judge in Texas has dealt a big setback to the Affordable Care Act. The same judge who tried in 2018 to declare the entire ACA unconstitutio…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Policy, and Politics, of Medicare Advantage
Episode 290
Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to original Medicare, is embroiled in a controversy over whether insurers are overpaid and what it w…
3 years, 2 months ago
Judging the Abortion Pill
Episode 289
Any day now a conservative federal judge in Texas could upend the national abortion debate by requiring the FDA to rescind its approval of mifepristo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Biden Budget Touches All the Bases
Episode 288
Very little in the proposed budget released by the Biden administration is likely to become law, particularly with Republicans in charge of the U.S. …
3 years, 2 months ago
March Medicaid Madness
Episode 287
President Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress spent last month sparring over whether to shield Medicare and Social Security from budget cuts — lead…
3 years, 2 months ago
Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too
Episode 286
When U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of depression this …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Kids Are Not OK
Episode 285
A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that teenagers, particularly girls, are reporting all-time high rates of viole…
3 years, 3 months ago
A Health-Heavy State of the Union
Episode 284
President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address leaned heavily on health care issues. Biden took a victory lap for recent accomplishments like …
3 years, 3 months ago