Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations
For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits. But the hyperbole reached a […]
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Big Week for Biden
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After ‘a Lot of Doors Shut in Our Face,’ Crusading Couple Celebrate Passage of Burn Pit Bill
The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when the Army captain returned to Texas in 2008, already starting to […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kansas Makes a Statement
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Three Things About the Abortion Debate That Many People Get Wrong
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little confused. As lower courts […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Drug Price Bill Is a Go in the Senate
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Rural Hospital Rescue Program Is Met With Skepticism From Administrators
In West Texas, the tiny hospital in Crosbyton has only two beds, and they’re not always occupied. “We rarely admit patients,” said Steve Beck, chief […]
Las disposiciones de la nueva ley de armas y salud mental
La ley de seguridad de armas forjada a través de tensas conversaciones bipartidistas en el Senado se presentó como la primera legislación federal en 30 […]
Seeking to Kick-Start Biden’s Agenda, Schumer Unveils a Bill for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, starting with a measure to let Medicare negotiate prices with […]
Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: A Look at Health Provisions in the New Law
The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years […]
Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging
Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars […]
Sheriffs Who Denounced Colorado’s Red Flag Law Are Now Using It
Dolores County Sheriff Don Wilson never expected to use Colorado’s red flag law when it was passed in 2019. He thought the law made it […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The FDA Goes After Nicotine
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Senate Deal Raises Hopes for a Reduction in Gun Suicides
A bipartisan U.S. Senate agreement negotiated after high-profile mass shootings in Texas, New York, and Oklahoma lacks gun access restrictions that advocates say are needed […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Closing In on Covid Vaccines for ‘The Littles’
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Will the US Overcome Its Covid Complacency Even as the Threat Returns?
A few months ago, it seemed as though the country was poised to finally tame the pandemic, after two years of restrictions and tens of […]
Trauma Surgeons Detail the Horror of Mass Shootings in the Wake of Uvalde and Call for Reforms
When Dr. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Uvalde, Texas, testified before a U.S. House committee Wednesday about gun violence, he told lawmakers about the horror […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a Shot at Gun Control
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Washington’s Slow Churn
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Abortion Opponents Take Political Risks by Dropping Exceptions for Rape, Incest, and the Mother’s Life
If it seems as though the anti-abortion movement has gotten more extreme in recent months, that’s because it has. But it’s not the first time […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A(nother) Very Sad Week
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking Up to Baby Formula Shortage
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As Red Cross Moves to Pricey Blood Treatment Method, Hospitals Call for More Choice
Americans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s blood supply. That’s mainly because the collection and distribution system is safe and efficient. But […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Invisible Pandemic
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Senate GOP Puts Up Roadblocks to Bipartisan House Bill for Veterans’ Burn Pit Care
Thousands of military veterans who are sick after being exposed to toxic smoke and dust while on duty are facing a Senate roadblock to ambitious […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Leaked Abortion Opinion Rocks Washington’s World
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: More Covid Complications for Congress
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Private Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And a GAO Probe
In his State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden focused attention on how private equity ownership of nursing homes can affect residents’ […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally, a Fix for the ‘Family Glitch’
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Funding for the Next Pandemic
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Big Pharma Is Betting on Bigger Political Ambitions From Sen. Tim Scott
Sen. Tim Scott, a rising star in the Republican Party with broad popularity in his home state of South Carolina, is getting showered with drug […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The ACA Turns 12
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: We May Be Done With Covid, But Covid’s Not Done With Us
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‘American Diagnosis’: A Fuller Moon Rising — Revised ‘Violence Against Women Act’ Offers Hope
Editor’s note: This episode includes descriptions of violence that some might find disturbing. Intimate partner violence, also known as domestic violence, can take the form […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now
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$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway.
Democrats in the Senate are primed this month to make their first attempt at salvaging one of the most popular elements of President Joe Biden’s […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Health-Heavy State of the Union
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Fact Check: Biden Sets High Bar in 1st State of the Union Speech
President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a March 1 State of the Union […]
Biden’s Promise of Better Nursing Home Care Will Require Many More Workers
The Biden administration has identified core impediments to better nursing home care in its proposed overhaul of the industry, but turning aspirations into reality will […]
Plan to Fix Postal Service Shifts New Retirees to Medicare — Along With Billions in Costs
A congressional effort to fix the nation’s deteriorating mail service may come at the expense of an even bigger and more complicated problem: Medicare solvency. […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Paging the HHS Secretary
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Record ACA Enrollment Puts Pressure on Congress
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Fast-Tracked Ruling on Abortion Won’t Wait for ‘Hearts and Minds’ to Change
When he was running for president in 1999, George W. Bush, then governor of Texas, famously fended off the strong anti-abortion wing of his party […]
Why an HBCU Med School Decided to Put CARES Act Money Into Students’ Pockets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just before students at Meharry Medical College went home for Thanksgiving, Dr. James Hildreth, the school’s president, emailed them a video message […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Manchin Blows Up Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’
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West Virginia Sen. Manchin Takes the Teeth Out of Democrats’ Plan for Seniors’ Dental Care
Sharon Marchio misses having teeth for eating, speaking and smiling. For the past few years, after the last of her teeth were extracted, she’s used […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much Ado About (Vaccine) Mandates
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Post-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a question […]
Oncology Doctors Say the Build Back Better Act Will Slash Cancer Care Funding — A Skewed Argument
“An independent analysis shows that payments for cancer care will be slashed by close to 45% causing cancer clinics to close and massively raising your […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Roe v. Wade on the Rocks
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House
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Becerra Says Surprise Billing Rules Force Doctors Who Overcharge to Accept Fair Prices
Overpriced doctors and other medical providers who can’t charge a reasonable rate for their services could be put out of business when new rules against […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Boosting Confusion
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Public Opinion Is Unified on Lowering Prescription Drug Prices. Why Are Leaders Settling for Less?
Democrats and Republicans are crystal clear in polls that they want government to be allowed to negotiate down high drug prices. Americans pay nearly three […]
Congressional Doctors Lead Bipartisan Revolt Over Policy on Surprise Medical Bills
The detente that allowed Congress to pass a law curbing surprise medical bills has disintegrated, with a bipartisan group of 152 lawmakers assailing the administration’s […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K
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Democrats Plan to Expand Medicare Hearing Benefits. What Can Consumers Expect?
President Joe Biden’s mammoth domestic spending bill would add hearing benefits to the traditional Medicare program — one of three major new benefits Democrats had […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Compromise Is Coming — Maybe
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Uninsured in South Would Win Big in Democrats’ Plan, but Hospitals Fear Funding Loss
At least 2.2 million low-income adults — nearly all in Texas and the Southeast — would be eligible for government-funded health insurance under the Democrats’ […]
Democrats’ Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits Put Pinch on Advantage Plans’ Funding
“Did you think we wouldn’t notice?” an older woman says, speaking into the camera. “You thought you could sneak this through?” an older man later […]
Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision
The Biden administration and Congress are embroiled in high-stakes haggling over what urgent priorities will make it into the ever-shrinking social spending bill. But for […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree On
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Politics of Vaccine Mandates
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Surprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts a Thumb on the Scale’ to Keep Arbitrated Costs in Check
Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical bills — those extra costs that can amount to hundreds or thousands […]
The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views
As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of their political party or age […]
From Sewers to Golf Courses, Cities See Green With New Federal Covid Relief Dollars
Duluth, Minnesota, is hiring a social worker to help people with addiction and mental health problems. Pueblo, Colorado, started paying homeless residents to clean city […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Abortion Politics Front and Center
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What the Stalemate on Capitol Hill Means for Your Drug Prices
As President Joe Biden’s government overhaul stalls in Congress, tensions are mounting over what changes ― if any ― could come for Americans at the […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Health Agenda Still on Hold
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. Democrats on Capitol Hill missed their deadline to finish two huge bills that constitute […]
As Democrats Bicker Over Massive Spending Plan, Here’s What’s at Stake for Medicaid
Hours after the Supreme Court in 2012 narrowly upheld the Affordable Care Act but rejected making Medicaid expansion mandatory for states, Obama administration officials laughed […]
Death in Dallas: One Family’s Experience in the Medicaid Gap
For years, Millicent McKinnon of Dallas went without health insurance. She was one of roughly 1 million Texans who earn too much to qualify for […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Autumn of Democrats’ Discontent
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The Checkup Is in the Mail? Soliciting Letter Carriers to Help Deliver Health Care
Two of America’s toughest problems can be tempered with one solution. The baby boom generation is graying, creating an ever-larger population of older people, many […]
Democrats Roll the Dice on Sweeping Abortion Rights Bill — Again
A newly conservative Supreme Court agreed to hear a case most assumed it would use to overrule the 1973 landmark abortion-rights ruling, Roe v. Wade. […]
Public Health Experts ‘Flabbergasted’ That Biden Still Hasn’t Picked an FDA Chief
President Joe Biden’s failure to name someone to lead the Food and Drug Administration, more than 10 months after the election, has flummoxed public health […]
Congress Cites KHN Investigation in Probe of National Academies
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is requesting a ream of documents from the prestigious National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, spurred by […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much Ado About Drug Prices
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Congressional Democrats are […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Future of Public Health
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Telehealth’s Limits: Battle Over State Lines and Licensing Threatens Patients’ Options
If you live in one state, does it matter that the doctor treating you online is in another? Surprisingly, the answer is yes, and the […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Vaccine Approval Moves the Needle on Covid
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Booster Time
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Senate Acts
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Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need?
Sorry, Joe Namath. Despite what you keep saying in those TV ads, under Medicare, seniors are not “entitled to eliminate copays and get dental care, […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta Blues
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2+2=? Senate Uses Murky Math as It Shelves Drug Pricing Rule to Fund Infrastructure
The Senate’s release of its bipartisan infrastructure plan signals that lawmakers are poised to throw former President Donald Trump’s belated bid to lower Medicare drug […]
At Urgent Care, He Got 5 Stitches and a Big Surprise: A Plastic Surgeon’s Bill for $1,040
It was a Sunday morning in late November when Bryan Keller hopped on a bike for a routine ride to pick up his groceries, cruising […]
Sign-Up Window for Free COBRA Coverage for Many Laid-Off Workers Closes This Week
After being laid off from her job as a systems analyst for a specialty chemicals company in December, Gabriela de Pompignan opted to hang on […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta Changes the Covid Conversation
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Sen. Wyden: $3.5T Budget May Have to Trim but It Can Set a Path to ‘Ambitious Goals’
Exactly what American health care will look like if Democrats can pass their $3.5 trillion spending plan is unclear, but the senator negotiating its health-related […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Here Comes Reconciliation
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As Congress Wrestles With Plans to Expand Medicare, Becerra Says Any One Will Do
The Biden administration will support whatever expansions to Medicare Congress is willing to make, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Tuesday. Democratic lawmakers […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Becerra Urges Congress to Expand Medicare, Address Rx Prices
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Drugmakers’ Spending on Stock, Dividends and Executive Pay Exceeds Research, Democrats Say
The largest drug companies are far more interested in enriching themselves and investors than in developing new drugs, according to a House committee report released […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Un-Trumping the ACA
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The ACA Lives
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Expanding Insurance Coverage Is Top Priority for New Medicare-Medicaid Chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in federal spending said in one […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Return of the Public Option
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Roe v. Wade on the Ropes
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case next term that could result in a […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Drug Price Effort Hits a Snag
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The high cost of prescription drugs is a top health issue for the public and […]
Democrats Disagree About How to Spend Potential Prescription Drug Windfall
One of the few surprises in President Joe Biden’s social safety-net proposal, the American Families Plan, was something that didn’t make it into the final […]
Covered California Says Health Insurance Just Got Too Cheap to Ignore
If you are uninsured because health coverage seemed too expensive the last time you looked, it’s time to look again. Use Our Content It can […]
Two Unmatched-Doctor Advocacy Groups Are Tied to Anti-Immigrant Organizations
In their last year of medical school, fourth-year students get matched to a hospital where they will serve their residency. This story also ran on […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 100 Days of Health Policy
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. It’s been a busy 100 days for the Biden administration on health policy. The promise […]
A ‘Dose of Hope’? Fact-Checking President Joe Biden’s First Speech to Congress
In his first speech before Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a historic opportunity to expand government […]
Evaluating President Joe Biden’s First 100 Days in Office
In the first 100 days, new presidents try to turn campaign promises into quick legislative victories, defuse lingering crises, set themselves apart from their predecessor […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Picking Up the Pace of Undoing Trump Policies
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The Biden administration is speeding up the pace of efforts to undo Trump administration health […]
Expertos en salud pública temen que los fondos desaparezcan cuando termine la pandemia
En respuesta a la pandemia de covid-19, el Congreso ha invertido decenas de miles de millones de dólares en los departamentos de salud pública estatales […]
Public Health Experts Worry About Boom-Bust Cycle of Support
Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the covid-19 pandemic, paying for masks, contact […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Planning for Round Two
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Congress is out of session, but that hasn’t stopped Democrats from planning their next round […]
In His Continued Sparring With Fauci, Sen. Rand Paul Oversimplified the Science
“Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new study shows vaccines and naturally acquired immunity DO effectively neutralize COVID variants. Good news for everyone but bureaucrats […]
Military Exposed to Toxic Fumes From Burn Pits Set to Get Bipartisan Boost
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday planned to roll out what could be the most ambitious attempt ever tried to treat American war fighters poisoned […]
Democrats Could Undo Trump Policies Faster, But They’re Not. Why?
Undoing many of the policies of his predecessor is one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. In early February, Biden even got a little defensive […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Getting Down to Work at HHS
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. As questions swirl about the covid vaccine made by AstraZeneca, public health experts are worried […]
Democrats Eye Medicare Negotiations to Lower Drug Prices
Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and major drugmakers fiercely oppose: empowering the […]
Listen: Crooked Media and KHN Deliver Diagnosis on Pandemic Relief and ACA
On this week’s episode of “America Dissected,” podcast host Dr. Abdul El-Sayed spoke with KHN correspondent Emmarie Huetteman about the pandemic aid package designed to […]
Doctors Found Jet Fuel in Veteran’s Lungs. He Can’t Get Full Benefits.
The lungs Bill Thompson was born with told a gruesome, harrowing and unmistakable tale to Dr. Anthony Szema when he analyzed them and found the […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ACA Packs More Benefits — And More Confusion
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The covid relief bill signed by President Joe Biden a week ago includes billions of […]
Analysis: The Trump Health Care Policies That Deserve to Stick Around
President Joe Biden’s goal of providing health care for more Americans advanced this week with his signing of an economic stimulus package that includes subsidies […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Expanding the ACA in an Unpredicted Way
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. For the first time since its enactment in 2010, the Affordable Care Act is slated […]
Indocumentados, esenciales pero excluidos del apoyo financiero por la pandemia
El hijo de Ana, de 9 años, fue el primero en presentar síntomas de covid en marzo pasado. Poco después, la inmigrante indocumentada de 37 […]
Pandemic Aid Package Includes Relief From High Premiums
This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. As President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief package steams through Congress, Democrats have hitched […]
Without a Pandemic Safety Net, Immigrants Living in US Illegally Fall Through the Cracks
Ana’s 9-year-old son was the first in the family to come down with symptoms that looked like covid-19 last March. Soon after, the 37-year-old unauthorized […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Good and Not-So-Good News on Covid
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. There’s good news and bad news on covid-19 this week. On the one hand, several […]
Becerra Has Long Backed Single-Payer. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Happen if He’s HHS Secretary.
“Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided coverage.” — TV ad funded by Cotton for Senate, Feb. 22 This story […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Staffing Up at HHS
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. More than a month into President Joe Biden’s term, nominees to fill some of the […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Open Enrollment, One More Time
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. An estimated 9 million Americans eligible for free or reduced premium health insurance under the […]
Why Biden Has a Chance to Cut Deals With Red State Holdouts on Medicaid
President Joe Biden has an unexpected opening to cut deals with red states to expand Medicaid, raising the prospect that the new administration could extend […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All About Budget Reconciliation
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Joe Biden has said he still wants a bipartisan bill to provide the next […]
Hard Bargain: Biden and Congress Agree on Basic Relief, but Chasms Remain on Covid Plan
Use Our Content It can be republished for free. President Joe Biden and a group of Republicans agreed this week on how much Congress should […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Long Road to Unwinding Trump Health Policies
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Thursday was “health day” in President Joe Biden’s sprint to launch his presidency, and he […]
4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Late last month, before President Joe Biden took office and proposed his pandemic […]
Remdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead — Boosted by Taxpayers
It was the end of April — just as the U.S. confirmed its millionth covid-19 case and 50,000 deaths — when White House adviser Dr. […]
Health Issues Carried Weight on the Campaign Trail. What Could Biden Do in His First 100 Days?
Joe Biden ran on an expansive health care platform during his 2020 presidential campaign, with a broad array of promises such as adding a government-sponsored […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Biden Health Agenda
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Joe Biden wasted no time getting down to work. Among the raft of executive […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The reverberations from the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President […]
Aunque controlen el Senado, demócratas necesitarán apoyo republicano en temas clave de salud
Ante la pandemia, los demócratas han abogado por ayudas más generosas, más presión sobre las farmacéuticas para que bajen los precios y más atención al […]
Even With Senate Control, Democrats Will Need Buy-In From GOP on Key Health Priorities
Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Democrats have argued for more generous pandemic relief, more pressure on drugmakers to lower prices and […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Georgia Turns the Senate Blue
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Surprise Democratic victories in Georgia’s two runoff elections this week will give Democrats control of […]
Seniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets
This story also ran on Fortune. It can be republished for free. Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 2020 in Review — It Wasn’t All COVID
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. COVID-19 was the dominant — but not the only — health policy story of 2020. […]
Surprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of […]
Democrats Are Running Hard on Health Care in Georgia’s Senate Runoffs. Republicans? Not So Much.
This story is from a reporting partnership that includes WABE, NPR and KHN. It can be republished for free. Vice President Mike Pence was the […]
KHN on the Air This Week
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed how the COVID-19 backlash undermines public health on Newsy on Thursday. Click here to watch Weber on Newsy Read […]
Pandemic-Related Paid Sick Days and Leave to Expire Dec. 31 — With No Extension in Sight
Like tens of millions of other parents nationwide, Jonathan and Sara Sadowski struggle to assist their four children, ages 5 to 11, with their online […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All I Want for Christmas Is a COVID Relief Bill
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Congress appears to be inching ever closer to agreement on a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Vaccines Coming Soon but COVID Relief Bill Still Stalled
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The first vaccine to protect against COVID-19 could be approved in the U.S. within days, […]
Senate Republicans Throw the Brakes on Timing for Becerra Hearings
USE OUR CONTENT It can be republished for free. Senate Republicans are signaling they will delay considering President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Department […]
Biden Wins, but His Health Agenda Dims With GOP Likely to Hold Senate
Former Vice President Joe Biden secured the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the White House on Saturday, major news organizations projected, after election officials […]
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Change Is in the Air
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Assuming former Vice President Joe Biden becomes President-elect Joe Biden and Republicans retain control of […]
Longtime Health Advocate Donna Shalala Loses House Reelection Race
Rep. Donna E. Shalala of Florida, the first-term Democratic member of Congress and former Health and Human Services secretary in the Clinton administration, lost her […]
‘It’s Science, Stupid’: A School Subject Emerges as a Hot-Button Political Issue
At the top of Dr. Hiral Tipirneni’s to-do list if she wins her congressional race: work with other elected officials to encourage mask mandates and […]
Democrats Link GOP Challengers to Trump’s COVID Record, Efforts to Undo Obamacare
In a tweet to his 78,000 followers Sunday, U.S. Rep. Harley Rouda, a Democrat from Orange County, California, described his Republican opponent Michelle Steel’s attendance […]
Biden’s Big Health Agenda Won’t Be Easy to Achieve
If Joe Biden wins the presidency in November, health is likely to play a high-profile role in his agenda. Just probably not in the way […]
Outnumbered on High Court Nomination, Democrats Campaign for a Different Vote
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee know that, barring something unexpected, they lack the votes to block President Donald Trump from installing his third justice […]
Old Drug Turned ‘Cash Cow’ as Company Pumped Price to $40K a Vial, Emails Show
For a dad whose infant son was afflicted with a rare seizure disorder, a drug invented in 1952 was indispensable for his boy. It was […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Replay: What’s at Stake When High Court Hears ACA Case
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The “What the Health?” panelists are taking a break for two weeks. But since the […]
Politics Slows Flow of US Pandemic Relief Funds to Public Health Agencies
As the coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find funds to combat the crisis. […]
COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul
After terrorists slammed a plane into the Pentagon on 9/11, ambulances rushed scores of the injured to community hospitals, but only three of the patients […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kamala Harris on Health
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. California Sen. Kamala Harris, the newly named running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe […]
Pandemic’s Bumps and Backlash Shape Montana Race Poised to Steer US Senate
MISSOULA, Mont. — Bradshaw Sumners watched throughout February as COVID-19 hot spots developed in major American cities, waiting to see when the coronavirus pandemic would […]
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Republicans in COVID Disarray
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Donald Trump’s pivot to a more serious view of the coronavirus pandemic didn’t last […]
Must-Reads of the Week From Lauren Olsen
Hiya! I’m Lauren Olsen, your new Newsletter Editor. That’s right — the totally official, no more fill-ins, always-here-for-you Newsletter Editor. As the replacement for editor […]
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Trump Twists on Virus Response
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Donald Trump — who has spent the past six months trying to play down […]
Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic
Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up to protect: front-line workers seeking […]
