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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get the word out!
2 days ago
If you could somehow play these episodes, especially the short individual stories (like the 2-year-old bitten by a rattlesnake in San Diego with the close to $300,000.00 bill, the tens of thousands the young family had to pay even WITH insurance) play them in elevators or waiting rooms, airport terminals or restaurant bathrooms, places where the kind of people who won’t seek out an amazing podcast like this because they don’t know about it or assume (if they are young, healthy and lucky) that they don’t “need” to hear something like this, if they just heard how insanely expensive healthcare is, how devastating the costs are, the consequences for people’s lives… If they realized this could very easily happen to them, you would see support for expanded ACA and a public option skyrocket even in ruby red states. I wish little vignettes like the ones you cover so well could be printed up and slipped into every church bulletin every Sunday, or taped on the door of bathroom stalls, things like that, because the whole country would rise up and demand fairness and transparency and stop having the people of the United States pay more for healthcare and infinitely more for prescription drugs than anyone else in the world. The special interests and the politicians in their pockets would be forced to stop bleeding Americans dry while executives take home millions of dollars in base pay and bonuses as a reward for stiffing and squeezing to death every man, woman and child in this country. Keep up the great work! You are truly an inspiration. If I could give this 5,000 stars instead of 5, I would.
Get smarter
Jun 9
From one podcaster who focuses on policy to another, I never miss an episode. If you consume healthcare, it’s a must listen without fail!
Please reflect election stakes
Sep 19
I’m a long-time listener who has appreciated the thoughtful coverage for years. I nearly lost my mind, though, when I read last week’s summary (“Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences”) and then listened to the segment. To follow news for the past 8+ years is to know Trump’s only “policy” positions are self-enrichment and evasion of legal consequences. He is a deeply unserious person who doesn’t have a single value to support a stance on anything. Too many media organizations fail us when they both-sides the parties, comment as if Republicans act and speak in good faith, and tip-toe around the incoherence Trump displays every time he speaks. We deserve coverage that reflects the stakes of this election: health care will likely ultimately fall under the purview of an indifferent, calculating oligarchy should Trump win and Republicans take both houses of Congress. That is the policy difference.
Weird and highly partisan
Jul 18
Surface level on health care. Mostly about politics.
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- Years Active2017 - 2024
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