{"id":316,"date":"2022-10-27T18:53:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T18:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2022-10-27T18:53:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T18:53:21","slug":"khns-what-the-health-voters-will-get-their-say-on-multiple-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=316","title":{"rendered":"KHN\u2019s \u2018What the Health?\u2019: Voters Will Get Their Say on Multiple Health Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"fullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/6155f849336c5f0012e51b95\/635ac38ff5c38700128803c8\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<p><em>Can\u2019t see the audio player? <a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/khns-what-the-health\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/khns-what-the-health\">Click here to listen on Acast.<\/a> You can also listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\">Spotify<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/kaiser-health-news\/what-the-health\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/kaiser-health-news\/what-the-health\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\" target=\"_blank\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Voters in several states will be asked to vote on ballot questions related to abortion, but it\u2019s not the only health issue that will be decided on Election Day. Other ballot proposals will ask voters whether they want to curb interest on medical debt (Arizona), expand Medicaid (South Dakota), or make health care a right under the state constitution (Oregon).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, plaintiffs in a suit charging that the Affordable Care Act\u2019s requirement to provide preventive medication against HIV are expanding their scope. Now they want the judge to rule that all preventive benefits under the health law are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Victoria Knight of Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The South Dakota ballot measure is the latest effort by health care advocates in conservative states to get a Medicaid expansion despite resistance from state officials. South Dakota\u2019s governor and state legislature have refused to make the move. In recent years, voters in several of those states, including Idaho, Missouri, and Utah, have pushed the expansion forward over officials\u2019 objections through voter initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>Arizona\u2019s unique ballot measure would limit interest rates on medical debt, among other things. It\u2019s a bit of an under-the-radar issue, but if Arizona passes the measure, it could spur other states to try similar initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>A handful of states will also be voting on abortion issues. In Kentucky, the legislature has put forward a constitutional amendment that says abortion rights aren\u2019t protected by the state constitution and that government funding for abortions is not required. Voters in another red state, Kansas, surprised political pundits last summer when they overwhelmingly voted to maintain the right to abortion access, so the Kentucky results will be watched closely. If voters disapprove of the measure, it would be the first Southern state where voters have turned against the tide of legislation seeking to restrict abortion.<\/li>\n<li>On the other hand, two reliably blue states \u2014 California and Vermont \u2014 are asking voters to enshrine a right to abortion in the states\u2019 constitutions. Debate on the ballot measures, however, has raised the question of whether fetal viability should be a standard for when an abortion can\u2019t be performed. Neither the groups supporting wide access for abortion rights nor those opposing abortion have said they are comfortable making a decision on abortion by using a viability standard.<\/li>\n<li>In Washington, D.C., news, the Department of Defense\u2019s announcement that it would pay travel expenses and provide leave for servicemembers seeking abortions out of state is likely to rile Republicans on Capitol Hill. It could also make the final negotiations tense over a defense spending bill that needs to be settled before the end of the year. The tone of those talks will likely depend on the election results next month.<\/li>\n<li>The suit in federal court in Texas challenging the ACA\u2019s preventive care mandates continues to grow. Judge Reed O\u2019Connor has already ruled that the plaintiffs\u2019 religious views should exempt them from having to provide some preventive care, including certain HIV drugs. It may yet take months to realize the implications of the case, but the plaintiffs have asked the judge to strike down all the preventive care provisions and to make the ruling applicable across the country. If that happens, the case will undoubtedly be appealed.<\/li>\n<li>Studies out this week show that the covid-19 pandemic had a nasty aftereffect for children: Test scores have dropped around the country. And an analysis by The Washington Post found that the covid death rate among white Americans is now higher than among Black residents. These data points add to concerns this fall as public health officials face difficulty encouraging people to get the latest covid booster, let alone their flu shot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also this week, Rovner interviews Sandra Alvarez, writer, director, and co-producer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/inhospitablefilm.com\/\">documentary \u201cInHospitable,\u201d<\/a> which looks at the growing market power of nonprofit hospitals and how well they serve their patients and their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julie Rovner:<\/strong> The Washington Post\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/10\/20\/er-mental-health-teens-psychiatric-beds\/\">An Autistic Teen Needed Mental Health Help. He Spent Weeks in an ER Instead<\/a>,\u201d by William Wan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> CBS News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/immigration-us-flu-shots-migrants-border-custody\/\">U.S. Offers Flu Shots to Migrants in Border Custody, Reversing Long-Standing Policy<\/a>,\u201d by Camilo Montoya-Galvez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Knight:<\/strong> Stat\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2022\/10\/21\/inside-mcmurry-heaths-departure-as-ceo-of-the-top-biotech-lobby\/\">Inside Michelle McMurry-Heath\u2019s Departure From BIO: Firings, Internal Clashes, and a Pivotal Job Review<\/a>,\u201d by Rachel Cohrs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessie Hellmann:<\/strong> KHN\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/north-carolina-hospitals-medicare-report\/\">Hospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds<\/a>,\u201d by Fred Clasen-Kelly<\/p>\n<p>Also mentioned in this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2022\/10\/19\/covid-deaths-us-race\/\">Whites Now More Likely to Die From Covid Than Blacks: Why the Pandemic Shifted<\/a>,\u201d by Akilah Johnson and Dan Keating<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg Law\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/law-firm-calls-foul-on-ex-eeoc-counsels-note-on-abortion-travel\">Law Firm Calls Out Ex-EEOC Counsel\u2019s Note on Abortion Travel<\/a>,\u201d by Rebecca Rainey and J. 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