{"id":1599,"date":"2023-08-10T18:33:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2023-08-10T18:33:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:33:22","slug":"on-abortion-rights-ohio-is-the-new-kansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1599","title":{"rendered":"On Abortion Rights, Ohio Is the New Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-people block--people\">\n<h3 class=\"people-title\">\n\t\tThe Host\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"people-card-container single\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-people-card block--people-card\">\n<div class=\"author-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=500,500 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=480,480 480w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=170,170 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=315,315 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 150px\"\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ohio voters \u2014 in a rare August election \u2014 turned out in unexpectedly high numbers to defeat a ballot measure that would have made it harder to pass an abortion-rights constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. The election was almost a year to the day after Kansas voters also stunned observers by supporting abortion rights in a ballot measure.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans without health insurance dropped to an all-time low of 7.7% in early 2023, reported the Department of Health and Human Services. But that\u2019s not likely to continue, as states boot from the Medicaid program millions of people who received coverage under special eligibility rules during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Emmarie Huetteman of KFF Health News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It should not have come as much of a surprise that Ohio voters sided with abortion-rights advocates. Abortion rights so far have prevailed in every state that has considered a related ballot measure since the Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, including in politically conservative states like Kentucky and Montana.<\/li>\n<li>Moderate Republicans and independents joined Democrats in defeating the Ohio ballot question. Opponents of the measure \u2014 which would have increased the threshold of votes needed to approve state constitutional amendments to 60% from a simple majority \u2014 had not only cited its ramifications for the upcoming vote on statewide abortion access, but also for other issues, like raising the minimum wage.<\/li>\n<li>A Texas case about exceptions under the state\u2019s abortion ban awaits the input of the state\u2019s Supreme Court. But the painful personal experiences shared by the plaintiffs \u2014 notable in part because such private stories were once scarce in public discourse \u2014 pressed abortion opponents to address the consequences for women, not fetuses.<\/li>\n<li>The uninsured rate hit a record low earlier this year, a milestone that has since been washed away by states\u2019 efforts to strip newly ineligible Medicaid beneficiaries from their rolls as the covid-19 public health emergency ended.<\/li>\n<li>The promise of diabetes drugs to assist in weight loss has attracted plenty of attention, yet with their high price tags and coverage issues, one thorny obstacle to access remains: How could we, individually and as a society, afford this?<\/li>\n<li>Lawmakers are asking more questions about the nature of nonprofit, or tax-exempt, hospitals and the care they provide to their communities. But they still face an uphill battle in challenging the powerful hospital industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also this week, Rovner interviews Kate McEvoy, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, about how the \u201cMedicaid unwinding\u201d is going as millions have their eligibility for coverage rechecked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block block--newsletter  \" data-type=\"kaiser-health-news\/newsletter\" data-align=\"center\" style=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"newsletter__title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/email\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail Sign-Up\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h4>\n<p class=\"newsletter__description\">\n\t\tSubscribe to KFF Health News&#8217; free Morning Briefing.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Plus, for \u201cextra credit\u201d the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julie Rovner:<\/strong> KFF Health News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/how-the-texas-trial-changed-the-story-of-abortion-rights-in-america\/\">How the Texas Trial Changed the Story of Abortion Rights in America<\/a>,\u201d by Sarah Varney.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joanne Kenen:<\/strong> Fox News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/male-health-care-leaders-complete-breastfeeding-challenge-texas-hospital-huge-eye-opener\">Male Health Care Leaders Complete \u2018Simulated Breastfeeding Challenge\u2019 at Texas Hospital: \u2018Huge Eye-Opener\u2019<\/a>,\u201d by Melissa Rudy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Roubein:<\/strong> Stat\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2023\/08\/08\/hospitals-california-boston-pediatric-neuroarchitecture-design\/\">From Windows to Wall Art, Hospitals Use Virtual Reality to Design More Inclusive Rooms for Kids<\/a>,\u201d by Mohana Ravindranath.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmarie Huetteman:<\/strong> KFF Health News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/the-nih-ices-a-research-project-is-it-self-censorship\/\">The NIH Ices a Research Project. Is It Self-Censorship?<\/a>\u201d by Darius Tahir.<\/p>\n<p>Also mentioned in this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><em>To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/tag\/podcast\/\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And subscribe to KFF Health News\u2019 <\/em>\u201c<em>What the Health?<\/em>\u201d <em>on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\"><u>Spotify<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\"><u>Apple Podcasts<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\"><u>Pocket Casts<\/u><\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"block--category-tag-list \">\n<div class=\"category-tag-list__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"block--category-tag-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\tRelated Topics\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"category-tag-list__contact-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tContact Us\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<a class=\"category-tag-list__tip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tips\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSubmit a Story Tip\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Host Ohio voters \u2014 in a rare August election \u2014 turned out in unexpectedly high numbers to defeat a ballot measure that would have made it harder to pass an abortion-rights constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. 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