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What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: 40 Years of Health Policy
This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for 麻豆女优 Health News, began reporting on health policy in Washington. To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has 鈥 and has not 鈥 changed since 1986.
As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. It鈥檚 a Lesson for Other Cities.
President Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services.
Listen: What To Do When Health Insurance Slips Out of Reach
2026 has been a challenging year to buy health insurance. Contributing factors include changes to the Medicaid program and hikes to the cost of Obamacare plans. But doctors and researchers say there are ways people without insurance can find affordable care.
Despite Their Successes, Some Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are in Crisis
Mobile crisis units are trained to respond to emergency calls when people are experiencing delusions or hallucinations. But unlike police departments, which are generally funded by local taxpayers, mobile crisis teams don鈥檛 have a single, reliable funding source. As a result, some are closing down, despite successful operations and local support.
Listen to the Latest ‘麻豆女优 Health News Minute’
The “麻豆女优 Health News Minute鈥 brings original health care and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.
To Avoid Care Disruptions, Know When the Clock Runs Out on Your Prior Authorization
A Massachusetts woman knew the medicine her doctor prescribed required preauthorization, but she didn鈥檛 realize the approval had an expiration date. It took nearly three weeks of phone calls and paperwork to get her prescription refilled.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: What About the State of Health?
Health care got barely a mention in President Trump鈥檚 State of the Union address. Ahead of the midterms, the Trump administration has presented few concrete plans to address what Americans say is the biggest problem with health care: its skyrocketing costs. Meanwhile, Trump鈥檚 pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, got her long-delayed nomination hearing in the Senate, where she faced skeptical questions from Democrats and Republicans alike. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
As More Americans Embrace Anxiety Treatment, MAHA Derides Medications
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, claiming they鈥檙e harmful. Doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proved to safely treat chronic anxiety and point to broader social changes to explain their increased use.
New Orleans Brings Back the House Call, Sending Nurses To Visit Newborns and Moms
Louisiana is one of the worst-performing states when it comes to health outcomes of mothers and infants. New Orleans is trying to catch health issues early and get families off to an easier start by adding health visits during the crucial first months of life.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Turnarounds and Shake-Ups
The twists and turns continue at the nation鈥檚 health agency, where this week鈥檚 announcements included notice that the FDA will review Moderna鈥檚 new flu vaccine after all and that a handful of top agency officials are getting new jobs. Those developments and others can be traced to a White House looking to shake things up before the midterms 鈥 and win over voters on health care. Tami Luhby of CNN, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these stories and more.
An Arm and a Leg: Personal Finance Guru Faces Down an Insurance Denial
Ron Lieber, the 鈥淵our Money鈥 columnist for The New York Times, shares ideas about how insurance companies, doctors, and patients can better handle prior authorization denials.
Listen: Why Do I Need Prior Authorization?
When the doctor says you need a prescription or treatment, sometimes you need approval from your health insurance first. Without it, they won鈥檛 pay. Health reporter Sarah Boden joins 鈥淟ife Kit鈥 host Marielle Segarra to discuss prior authorization.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks
It鈥檚 been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain the agency is dragging its feet on reviewing the abortion pill mifepristone. Jackie Forti茅r of 麻豆女优 Health News, Lizzy Lawrence of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
With fractures emerging in the Make America Great Again movement, some Republicans are looking to capitalize on its 鈥淢AHA鈥 counterpart ahead of the midterms.
Effective but Underprescribed: HIV Prevention Meds Aren鈥檛 Reaching Enough People
PrEP has been available for more than a decade, but billing mistakes, lack of awareness, and lingering stigma keep many people from getting the lifesaving HIV prevention medication.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: HHS Gets Funding, But How Will Trump Spend It?
Congress has passed 鈥 and President Trump has signed 鈥 the annual spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services. But it鈥檚 unclear whether the administration will spend the money as Congress directed. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss that story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Renuka Rayasam about a new reporting project, 鈥淧riced Out.鈥
Poison at Play: Unsafe Levels of Lead Found in Half of New Orleans Playgrounds
Verite News鈥 reporters tested soil in more than 80 playgrounds for lead contamination. Even in trace amounts, lead exposure in children can result in lower IQs, learning challenges, and behavioral issues.
Listen: Many Tents Are Gone, but Washington’s Homeless 鈥 And Their Health Problems 鈥 Aren鈥檛
Sweeps of encampments scatter homeless people, as medications are tossed and street medicine providers scramble to reconnect with their patients. 麻豆女优 Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discusses the aftermath on the Jan. 28 edition of WAMU鈥檚 鈥淗ealth Hub.鈥
If You鈥檙e Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer
Prenatal care can make a huge difference to the long-term health of both the parent and baby. Every state offers health coverage to lower-income pregnant women who might otherwise go uninsured.
NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research
The Trump administration has made the future of federal funding for cancer research uncertain. At one groundbreaking breast cancer research lab, work that could save lives has slowed significantly.
