{"id":2250,"date":"2024-01-11T21:16:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T21:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2024-01-11T21:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T21:16:09","slug":"all-about-the-government-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=2250","title":{"rendered":"All About the (Government) Funding"},"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>As this election year begins in earnest, making it harder for Congress to pass bills, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still struggling to fund the government for the fiscal year that began last October. And many health priorities hang in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is again wading into the abortion debate, accepting a case out of Idaho that pits a federal law requiring emergency care, including for pregnant women, against the state\u2019s strict abortion ban.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Washington, lawmakers have reportedly reached a deal that could pave the way for passing necessary government spending bills. But it is unlikely they will pass a full package before the current extensions end, leaving many federal health programs hanging. And ahead of next week\u2019s Iowa caucuses, it bears asking what Republicans would do in health if the party reclaims the White House.<\/li>\n<li>The Supreme Court is again stepping into the fray over abortion rights, choosing to review the conflict between Idaho\u2019s abortion ban and a federal law requiring emergency medical care. It is notable that justices did not have to take this case and, by swooping in now, are setting up another major abortion ruling before the 2024 election.<\/li>\n<li>The Biden administration announced it will scale back so-called conscience protections for health providers that the Trump administration sought to beef up. The back-and-forth over the policy \u2014 which was created during the George W. Bush administration \u2014 reinforces the importance of pressing presidential candidates about what they would do administratively on abortion policy, rather than asking what bills they might sign into law.<\/li>\n<li>News out of Florida this week: Newly introduced legislation there would, among other things, classify abortion as a felony and penalize those outside the state involved in the sale or distribution of abortion pills if they are \u201clikely to be used in Florida\u201d \u2014 a concerning example of a state effort to regulate access to abortion nationwide.<\/li>\n<li>And the FDA approved Florida\u2019s request to import drugs from Canada, a change for which Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking credit \u2014 though both President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump could also claim some of that credit. But there are a lot of hurdles left before the state receives its first shipments, and due to the way the policy will be implemented, it may not save the state much money anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis Week in Health Misinformation\u201d highlights Olympic gold medalist and medical crowdfunding beneficiary Mary Lou Retton, who said this week she could not afford health insurance before her headline-grabbing bout of pneumonia because her preexisting conditions made having insurance too expensive. But a decade into the existence of the Affordable Care Act, the fact is that patients can no longer be penalized on the insurance market for preexisting conditions \u2014 and, as the record 20 million Americans who enrolled in ACA coverage this year may attest, there are plenty of federal subsidies available to help afford insurance, too.<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, Rovner interviews American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld, whose focus is helping the nation\u2019s physicians navigate a rapidly changing health care system.<\/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> CNN\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/08\/health\/bottled-water-nanoplastics-study-wellness\/index.html\">Bottled Water Contains Thousands of Nanoplastics So Small They Can Invade the Body\u2019s Cells, Study Says<\/a>,\u201d by Sandee LaMotte. Also, ScienceAlert\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/it-turns-out-paper-straws-might-pose-a-serious-problem-too\">It Turns Out Paper Straws Might Pose a Serious Problem Too<\/a>,\u201d by Carly Cassella. Also, The Washington Post\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2024\/01\/09\/eco-friendly-laundry-detergent-sheets-plastic\/\">How Plastic Hides in Supposedly Eco-Friendly Laundry Products<\/a>,\u201d by Michael J. Coren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tami Luhby:<\/strong> KFF Health News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/most-people-dropped-in-medicaid-unwinding-never-tried-to-renew-coverage-utah-finds\/\">Most People Dropped in Medicaid \u2018Unwinding\u2019 Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds<\/a>,\u201d by Phil Galewitz.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> Stat\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2024\/01\/02\/austin-texas-dell-medical-school-central-health-indigent-care\/\">Texas Taxpayers Wanted to Help the Poor Get Health Care. Instead They\u2019re Funding a Medical School at a Wealthy University<\/a>,\u201d by Rachel Cohrs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Karlin-Smith:<\/strong> The New York Times\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/09\/health\/fda-singulair-asthma-drug-warning.html\">The F.D.A. Warned an Asthma Drug Could Induce Despair. 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And many health priorities hang in the balance. 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