Category Archive: Multimedia

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Government Spending, Congress Decides Not to Decide

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Abortion, COVID-19, drug costs, Health Industry, Hospitals, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, KHN's 'What The Health?', Medicare, Monkeypox, Multimedia, Podcasts, Public Health, women's health

September 29, 2022

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Congress has once again decided not to decide how to fund the federal government in time for the start of the fiscal year, racing toward a midnight Sept. 30 deadline to pass a stopgap bill that would keep the lights on for two more months. However, it does appear the FDA’s program that gets drugmakers to help fund some of the agency’s review staff will be renewed in time to stop pink slips from being sent. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews filmmaker Cynthia Lowen, whose new documentary, “Battleground,” explores how anti-abortion forces played the long game to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Turned Away From Urgent Care — And Toward a Big ER Bill

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Audio, Bill Of The Month, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, Insurance, investigation, Kaiser Health News, Multimedia, states, surprise bills

September 29, 2022

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Russell Cook was expecting a quick and inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter, Frankie, after she had a car wreck. Instead, they were advised to go to an emergency room and got a much larger bill.

‘American Diagnosis’: When Indigenous People Move to Cities, Health Care Funding Doesn’t Follow

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American Diagnosis, Health Industry, Hospitals, Indigenous Health, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, Multimedia, Podcasts, Public Health, states

September 28, 2022

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When Indigenous people started moving to cities in large numbers after World War II, many found hardship and discrimination there … but not the health care they were entitled to. Episode 12, the season finale, explores the efforts of urban Indian health providers to close those gaps by providing affordable, culturally competent care.

Few Places Have More Medical Debt Than Dallas-Fort Worth, but Hospitals There Are Thriving

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Deductibles, Diagnosis: Debt, Health Care Costs, Health Industry, Hospitals, Kaiser Health News, Multimedia, states, Texas

September 28, 2022

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Some hospitals notch big profits while patients are pushed into debt by skyrocketing medical prices and high deductibles, a KHN analysis finds.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’

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Abortion, Biden Administration, COVID-19, Health Industry, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, KHN's 'What The Health?', Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Multimedia, Podcasts, Pregnancy, Public Health, women's health

September 22, 2022

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President Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” declared the covid-19 pandemic “over,” stoking confusion for members of his administration trying to persuade Congress to provide more funding to fight the virus and the public to get the latest boosters. Meanwhile, concerns about a return of medical inflation is helping boost insurance premiums even as private companies race to get their piece of the health pie. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Lauren Weber of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories they think you should read, too.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Graham’s Bill Recenters Abortion Debate

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Abortion, Capitol Desk, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, KHN's 'What The Health?', Multimedia, Podcasts, Pregnancy, Public Health, Uninsured, Vaccines, women's health

September 15, 2022

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Republicans would like to shift the political focus away from abortion to economic issues for the midterm elections, but a bill from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy has put the issue squarely back on their agenda. The proposal was not welcomed by many of his colleagues, especially Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Also this week, the muddle about where the fight against covid stands and near-record-low numbers of uninsured in the U.S. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KHN’s partnerships editor, Mary Agnes Carey, to discuss these issues and more.

‘An Arm and a Leg’: The New Cap on Medicare Drug Costs

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Aging, An Arm and a Leg, Cost and Quality, drug costs, Health Care Costs, Health Industry, Kaiser Health News, Medicare, Multimedia, out of pocket costs, Podcasts, prescription drugs

September 12, 2022

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In this episode, Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KHN, guides listeners through decades of dealings between Congress and Big Pharma.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Judge Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Care Benefits

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Abortion, Bill Of The Month, COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, KHN's 'What The Health?', Multimedia, Podcasts, Public Health, states, The Health Law, Vaccines, Veterans' Health, women's health

September 8, 2022

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A federal judge in Texas — the same one who tried to strike down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional in 2018 — has ruled against some of the ACA’s preventive benefits, including the requirement that employers cover medication to prevent HIV. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs tries to make abortions slightly more available to veterans and their dependents. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

Organ Transplants Are Up, but the Agency in Charge Is Under Fire

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Audio, Cost and Quality, Health Industry, Kaiser Health News, Multimedia, states, study

September 7, 2022

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A two-year congressional investigation has identified troubling lapses in the nation’s organ transplant system. Blood types mismatched, diseased organs transplanted anyway, and — most often — organs lost or damaged before they can save a life.

With More Sizzling Summers, Colorado Changes How Heat Advisories Are Issued

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Kaiser Health News, Multimedia, Public Health, states

August 26, 2022

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The National Weather Service is now gauging heat risk in a way that better suits Colorado as summers in the Centennial State get hotter and longer.

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