KFF Health News' 'What the Health?'
Join Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, along with top health policy reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico and other media outlets to discuss the latest news and explain what the health is going on here in Washington, D.C.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 419
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Trump Merges Health And Immigration
President Donald Trump has ordered that legal immigrants obtain health insurance within 30 days of arriving or prove they can pay for any possible medical need ― another policy certain to be challeng…
00:40:41 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Trump Turns To Medicare
President Donald Trump, dogged by an impeachment inquiry, tries to change the subject by traveling to Florida to unveil an executive order aimed at expanding the role of private Medicare health plans…
00:40:28 |
Thu 03 Oct 2019
Impeachment And The Health Agenda
Washington is abuzz with impeachment talk, but what impact would such a move have on congressional action on prescription drug prices and surprise bills? Also, a study out this week shows that health…
00:37:20 |
Thu 26 Sep 2019
Tennessee Seeks Medicaid Changes
Tennessee wants to be the first state to convert its Medicaid program to a block grant. But is its plan even legal? Meanwhile, Congress continues to struggle with legislation to rein in prescription …
00:48:48 |
Thu 19 Sep 2019
Despite Booming Economy, Uninsured Rate Ticks Up
Nearly 2 million more Americans were uninsured in 2018 than the previous year, according to the Census Bureau’s annual report. Plus, the Trump administration announced plans to ban flavored vape liqu…
00:39:27 |
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Waiting For The Trump Health Plan
President Donald Trump keeps promising a new health plan, but so far it’s nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is proposing a plan to cancel bi…
00:41:01 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
All About Medicare
Before “Medicare for All,” there was just Medicare, the federal program that provides insurance to 60 million Americans. This week, KHN’s Julie Rovner talks to Tricia Neuman of the Kaiser Family Foun…
00:42:02 |
Thu 22 Aug 2019
We Answer Your Questions
You asked about drug prices, the “Cadillac tax” on generous insurance plans and why Americans don’t know that most other countries also have combination public-private insurance systems. This week, A…
00:40:35 |
Thu 15 Aug 2019
Gun Violence And The Politics Of Public Health
The recent series of tragic mass shootings have refocused efforts to treat gun violence as a public health issue rather than strictly a law enforcement problem. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Tim…
00:35:53 |
Thu 08 Aug 2019
Deciphering The Democrats’ Health Debate
Health care was a major topic at the Democratic presidential candidate debates in Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the focus on plan minutiae may have left viewers more confused than edified. Al…
00:30:50 |
Thu 01 Aug 2019
Cue The Drug Price Debate
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee unveiled their long-awaited proposal to try to rein in prescription drug costs, even as bipartisan leaders of the other Senate committee that…
00:40:48 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Biden Doubles Down On Obamacare
Presidential candidate Joe Biden unveiled a health plan intended to provide a more moderate alternative to his competitors’ “Medicare for All” plans. It would build on the Affordable Care Act but wou…
00:40:17 |
Thu 18 Jul 2019
Could The ACA Really Go Away?
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…
00:38:29 |
Thu 11 Jul 2019
All About ‘Medicare for All’
Need to know more about “Medicare for All?” It’s a top issue in the Democratic presidential primary campaign. This holiday week, we are rerunning our explainer on the subject. But first, KHN’s “What …
00:41:44 |
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Dems Debate Health Care
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 Tr…
00:35:25 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Health Politics Heading Into 2020: Live From Aspen!
How big an issue will health really be in the 2020 election? Will the Republicans find their political footing on the issue? In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health …
00:49:13 |
Mon 24 Jun 2019
Who Will Pay To Fix Problem Of Surprise Medical Bills?
Lawmakers and patients want to eliminate “surprise” out-of-network medical bills. Hospitals, doctors and insurers say they want to eliminate them, too, but their opposition to one another’s proposals…
00:27:07 |
Thu 13 Jun 2019
Fetal Tissue Research Is Latest Flashpoint In Abortion Debate
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to curtai…
00:43:34 |
Thu 06 Jun 2019
The State Of The Abortion Debate — A Deep Dive
For our 100th episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Sandhya Ramen of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to take a deep dive into the abortion debat…
00:41:44 |
Thu 30 May 2019
Is ‘Medicare For All’ Losing Steam?
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest Democratic efforts to push “Medicar…
00:26:57 |
Thu 23 May 2019
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