KFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health C\u00e9line Gounder discussed the incoming Trump administration \u2014 notably, the possibility of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary\u2014 on the \u201cOn With Kara Swisher\u201d podcast on Dec. 19. She also discussed the health stories that shaped 2024 on CBS on Dec. 19.<\/p>\n
Click here to hear Gounder on \u201cOn With Kara Swisher.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to watch Gounder on CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the struggle to close the health gap, especially for rural, low-income African Americans, on KERA\u2019s \u201cThink\u201d on Dec. 16.<\/p>\n Click here to hear Rayasam on \u201cThink.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Read Rayasam\u2019s \u201cBlack Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here\u2019s Why There\u2019s So Little Progress<\/a>,\u201d with reporting from KFF Health News senior correspondent Fred Clasen-Kelly.<\/p>\n KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani\u00a0discussed state and local efforts to combat the opioid epidemic on C-SPAN on Dec. 15.<\/p>\n Click here to watch Pattani on C-SPAN<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read Pattani\u2019s ongoing series, \u201cPayback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n KFF Health News Peggy Girshman fellow Jackie Forti\u00e9r discussed the nationwide IV fluid shortage on PBS NewsHour on Dec. 14.<\/p>\n Click here to watch Forti\u00e9r on PBS NewsHour.<\/a><\/p>\n Read Forti\u00e9r\u2019s \u201cNationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed the killing of UnitedHealthcare\u2019s CEO and growing frustration over difficult insurance claims on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u2019s \u201cPolitically Georgia\u201d podcast on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n Click here to hear Miller on \u201cPolitically Georgia.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner\u00a0discussed health insurance on CBS News on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n Click here to watch Rovner on CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n KFF Health News Northern California correspondent Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez discussed a recent immigrant detention center lawsuit on City Limits\u2019 podcast, \u201cEl Diario Sin L\u00edmites\u201d on Dec. 9.<\/p>\n Click here to hear S\u00e1nchez on \u201cEl Diario Sin L\u00edmites\u201d<\/a> (en Espa\u00f1ol).<\/p>\n Read S\u00e1nchez\u2019s \u201cImmigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Leer S\u00e1nchez\u2019s \u201cContratista de centro de detenci\u00f3n de inmigrantes demanda a California por inspecciones de salud<\/a>.\u201d<\/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>\nUSE OUR CONTENT<\/h3>\n