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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 More On That Texas Lawsuit, And The Best And Worst Health Policy Stories Of The Year

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The fallout continues from that Texas court decision that ruled Congress鈥 2017 elimination of the tax penalty for failing to have insurance rendered the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Meanwhile, enrollment for 2019 at healthcare.gov was down, but far less than many predicted. KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner, along with panelists Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner, discuss this, plus the best, most overhyped and nerdiest stories of 2018. Also, Rovner interviews GOP strategist and pollster Frank Luntz.

Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A ‘Go-To Judge’ For Republicans, Critics Say

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Court watchers weren’t shocked when Reed O’Connor, a U.S. district judge in Texas, ruled the Affordable Care Act invalid. Critics say he usually sides with Republicans on ideological cases.

Judge Strikes Down ACA Putting Law In Legal Peril 鈥 Again

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The case is not expected to have an immediate effect on coverage for people who buy plans on the federal health law marketplaces because the case is likely to go to the Supreme Court 鈥 the third time that the justices will decide the fate of the landmark health law.

Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Insurance Enrollment Is Lagging 鈥 And There Are Lots Of Reasons Why

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Sign-ups for insurance under the Affordable Care Act are still well behind last year鈥檚 mark with just a week until the end of open enrollment in most states. The Supreme Court declines a case that could have allowed states to defund Planned Parenthood. And the Trump administration gets hundreds of thousands of comments about its proposed changes to immigration rules that could penalize people who use government-funded health care and other social service programs. Alice Ollstein of Politico, 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.

Listen: Paying More For Your Health Insurance? Depends On Where You Live

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As consumers weigh health insurance options during open enrollment, location matters. Some parts of the country are seeing drops in premiums while others are experiencing another year of sticker shock.

Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Health Nerd Books For The Holidays

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In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the latest on open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act and Medicare; new moves by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco and nicotine products; and whether House Democrats will pursue a 鈥淢edicare-for-all鈥 bill in the next Congress. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy books for your holiday reading and gifting pleasure.

Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Trump, GOP Fight Back On Health Care

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In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Ollstein of Politico discuss a flurry of proposals from the Trump administration on prices Medicare pays for drugs and the Affordable Care Act.