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\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tJulie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition.\t\t<\/p>\n With other GOP presidential candidates following Donald Trump’s lead in calling for an end to the Affordable Care Act, Democrats are jumping on an issue they think will favor them in the 2024 elections. The Biden administration almost immediately rolled out a controversial proposal that could dramatically decrease the price of drugs developed with federally funded research dollars. The drug industry and the business community at large are vehemently opposed to the proposal, but it is likely to be popular with voters.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case to decide whether the Sackler family should be able to shield billions of dollars taken from its bankrupt drug company, Purdue Pharma, from further lawsuits regarding the company’s highly addictive drug OxyContin.<\/p>\n This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News.<\/p>\n \t\t\t \tAnna Edney \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \tAlice Miranda Ollstein \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \tRachana Pradhan \t\t\t \t\t\t Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:<\/p>\n Also this week, Rovner interviews Dan Weissmann, host of KFF Health News’ sister podcast, “An Arm and a Leg<\/a>,” about his investigation into hospitals suing their patients for unpaid medical bills.<\/p>\n\n Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:<\/p>\n Julie Rovner:<\/strong>\u00a0The Wisconsin State Journal’s “Dane, Milwaukee Counties Stop Making Unwed Fathers Pay for Medicaid Birth Costs<\/a>,” by David Wahlberg. \u00a0<\/p>\n Anna Edney:<\/strong>\u00a0Bloomberg News’ “Tallying the Best Stats on US Gun Violence Is Trauma of Its Own<\/a>,” by Madison Muller. \u00a0<\/p>\n Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> Stat’s “New Abortion Restrictions Pose a Serious Threat to Fetal Surgery<\/a>,” by Francois I. Luks, Tippi Mackenzie, and Thomas F. Tracy Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rachana Pradhan:<\/strong>\u00a0KFF Health News’ “Patients Expected Profemur Artificial Hips to Last. Then They Snapped in Half<\/a>,” by Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News.<\/p>\n Also mentioned in this week’s episode:<\/p>\n \tFrancis Ying \tEmmarie Huetteman To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n And subscribe to KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” 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 This story can be republished for free (details<\/a>).<\/p>\n
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