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\t\t\tEmmarie Huetteman,\u00a0senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as \u201cBill of the Month\u201d\u00a0and KFF Health News\u2019 \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d She previously spent more than a decade reporting on the federal government, most recently covering surprise medical bills, drug pricing reform, and other health policy debates in Washington and on the campaign trail.\u00a0\t\t<\/p>\n
With the 2024 election campaign in its final days, House Speaker Mike Johnson this week floated \u201cmassive\u201d health care reform if former President Donald Trump wins \u2014 changes that are also dependent, of course, on whether Republicans control Congress next year.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, new reporting uncovers more maternal deaths under state abortion bans, plus at least one case in which a woman was jailed after a miscarriage. Plus, other investigations are shining a light on a reality of American health care, regardless of who wins on Tuesday: the consequences of health industry profiteering.<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s panelists are Emmarie Huetteman of KFF Health News, Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t \t\t\t \tShefali Luthra \t\t\t \t\t\t \tLauren Weber \t\t\t \t\t\t Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n Trump has called for reopening the fight over the Affordable Care Act, and given enough votes in Congress, Johnson suggested this week that he\u2019s ready to back the former president\u2019s play. To be sure, the expiration next year of enhanced ACA premium subsidies will put the health law back on the agenda \u2014 though given the law\u2019s popularity, changes may be a hard sell even to some Republicans.<\/p>\n Trump also unveiled his own proposal to address the long-term care crisis: a tax credit for family caregivers. His plan follows Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 proposal weeks ago to create a new Medicare benefit that pays for home health care.<\/p>\n New reporting is out this week on women suffering miscarriages being denied reproductive health care \u2014 or even being charged with manslaughter and incarcerated. While many abortion opponents say they have no intention of harming or punishing women, the consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade<\/em> are coming into clearer focus.<\/p>\n Also this week, KFF Health News\u2019 Julie Rovner interviews Irving Washington, a senior vice president at KFF and the executive director of its Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative.<\/p>\n Plus, for \u201cextra credit,\u201d the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:<\/p>\n Emmarie Huetteman:<\/strong> KFF Health News\u2019 \u201c\u2018Dreamers\u2019 Can Enroll in ACA Plans This Year \u2014 But a Court Challenge Could Get in the Way<\/a>,\u201d by Julie Appleby.<\/p>\n Lauren Weber:<\/strong> The New York Times\u2019 \u201cWhat Drugmakers Did Not Tell Volunteers in Alzheimer\u2019s Trials<\/a>,\u201d by Walt Bogdanich and Carson Kessler.<\/p>\n Shefali Luthra:<\/strong> NBC News\u2019 \u201cThey\u2019re Middle Class and Insured. Childbirth Still Left Them With Crippling Debt<\/a>,\u201d by Aria Bendix.<\/p>\n Jessie Hellmann:<\/strong> ProPublica\u2019s \u201c\u2018Not Medically Necessary\u2019: Inside the Company Helping America\u2019s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care<\/a>,\u201d by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum; and David Armstrong, ProPublica.<\/p>\n Also mentioned on this week\u2019s podcast:<\/p>\n KFF Health News\u2019 \u201cGhosts, Ghouls, and Ghastly Drug Prices in Winning Halloween Haikus<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n ProPublica\u2019s \u201cA Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a \u2018Crime\u2019 To Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital<\/a>,\u201d by Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana.<\/p>\n The Washington Post\u2019s \u201cShe Said She Had a Miscarriage \u2014 Then Got Arrested Under an Abortion Law<\/a>,\u201d by Caroline Kitchener.<\/p>\n The 19th\u2019s \u201cAnti-Abortion Centers Are Stepping Into Electoral Politics<\/a>,\u201d by Shefali Luthra.<\/p>\n The New York Times\u2019 \u201cHow Taxpayers Are Helping Health Insurers Make Even Bigger Profits<\/a>,\u201d by Chris Hamby.<\/p>\n KFF\u2019s Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative<\/a>, a program aimed at tracking health misinformation in the U.S., analyzing its impact on the American people, and mobilizing media to address the problem.<\/p>\n \tFrancis Ying \tStephanie Stapleton To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n And subscribe to KFF Health News\u2019 \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d on\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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