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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 鈥楥onscience鈥 Rules, Rx Prices and Still More Medicare

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Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the latest news about the Trump administration鈥檚 effort to allow health care practitioners and organizations to refuse to provide care or refer patients for services that violate their conscience or religion. Also this week, the administration orders TV ads for prescription drugs to include list prices. And Tennessee wants free rein from the federal government to run its Medicaid program. Plus, Rovner interviews Joan Biskupic, author of a new book on Chief Justice John Roberts, about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to the 2012 ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Feds Want To Show Health Care Costs On Your Phone, But That Could Take Years

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Giving consumers more knowledge about the costs of care has long been desired, but administration officials cautioned it could take two years or more for useful data to appear in a phone app.

Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Health Care鈥檚 Back (In Court)

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It鈥檚 been a wild week for health policy, mostly because of developments surrounding two different legal cases. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to sort it out with a discussion of a setback for Medicaid work requirements and the Trump administration鈥檚 decision to back a lawsuit claiming the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Also, Rovner interviews filmmaker Mike Eisenberg about his movie 鈥淭o Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary.鈥

Federal Judge Again Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements

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The decision applies only to Kentucky and Arkansas, and many experts expect the administration and other conservative states to continue to move forward on rules that would limit coverage for people who don鈥檛 work.

Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 The Karma Of Cutting Medicare

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Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the suggested cuts to health programs in President Donald Trump鈥檚 budget proposal, the latest on lawsuits challenging work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and the FDA鈥檚 crackdown on e-cigarettes. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.

Despite 1991 Ruling, Foes Of New Family Planning Rules See Law On Their Side

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Lawyers seeking to block the Trump administration鈥檚 decision to alter rules for the Title X family planning program say their efforts will not be stymied by the Supreme Court鈥檚 approval of similar rules 28 years ago. They point to new protections enacted in the Affordable Care Act and language in funding bills that shifts the legal calculus.

Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 How Safe Are Your Supplements?

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Alice Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the latest national health spending estimates, another FDA crackdown on dietary supplements and lawsuits between insurers and the federal government that could result in a windfall for consumers.

Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 New Year, New Health Proposals

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Democratic governors and mayors are unveiling new ideas to control costs and expand coverage. The federal government shutdown has spared most health agencies, but not all. And learn the latest on that lawsuit out of Texas, which is threatening the Affordable Care Act once again. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 provide their favorite health policy stories of the week. Rovner also interviews KHN鈥檚 Jordan Rau about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month.鈥