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What the Health? From KFF Health News

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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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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 8: Why Is It So Difficult To Control Drug Prices? 17.08.2017

In this episode of “What the Health?” Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the recent extension of cost-sharing subsidies for millions of low-income beneficiaries on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces and the state of play on Capitol Hill and in the states concerning init...

Episode 7: No Vacation For Insurers 10.08.2017

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the state of the individual health insurance markets in the wake of the failure (for now) of Congress’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 6: Now What? 01.08.2017

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss what happens now in the wake of the apparent demise of the Republican-only repeal and replace efforts for the Affordable Care Act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: What a week! 28.07.2017

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News deconstruct the drama leading to the middle-of-the-night collapse of Senate Republicans’ last-ditch effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the we...

Episode 4: Senate Health Bill, Mostly Dead? 20.07.2017

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of the Wall Street Journal, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Margot Sanger-Katz of the New York Times discuss the ever-changing status of the Senate’s effort to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, and the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine the working of the law. Plus, for “extra credit,” the p...

Episode 3: Senate Health Bill 2.0. Still On Life Support 14.07.2017

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Margot Sanger-Katz of the New York Times discuss the changes to the proposed Senate health bill, and whether they can win the 50 votes needed to pass it. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Episode 2: Why Is This Stuff So Complicated? 06.07.2017

Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of the New York Times, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of the Washington Post discuss the latest on the Senate’s effort to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, and why it is so difficult to make popular changes like requiring insurers to cover people with pre-existing health conditions. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

What The Health - Episode 1 29.06.2017

In the inaugural episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of the New York Times, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of the Washington Post discuss the state of the Senate’s effort to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week. Hosted on Aca...

Preview Episode 28.06.2017

Preview episode for Kaiser Health News' new podcast, What the Health? Join Julie Rovner, KHN's chief Washington correspondent, along with top health policy reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and other media outlets as they discuss the latest news and explain what the health is going on here in Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

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