{"id":873,"date":"2023-03-10T19:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T19:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=873"},"modified":"2023-03-10T19:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T19:17:47","slug":"biden-budget-touches-all-the-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=873","title":{"rendered":"Biden Budget Touches All the Bases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"republish-content\">\n<h3>\n\t\tThe Host\t<\/h3>\n<p>\tJulie Rovner<br \/>\n\tKHN<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrovner\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@jrovner\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/author\/julie-rovner\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead Julie&#8217;s stories.\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tJulie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN\u2019s weekly health policy news podcast, \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book \u201cHealth Care Politics and Policy A to Z,\u201d now in its third edition.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s fiscal 2024 budget proposal includes new policies and funding boosts for many of the Democratic Party\u2019s important constituencies, including advocates for people with disabilities and reproductive rights. It also proposes ways to shore up Medicare\u2019s dwindling Hospital Insurance Trust Fund without cutting benefits, basically daring Republicans to match him on the politically potent issue.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, five women in Texas who were denied abortions when their pregnancies threatened their lives or the viability of the fetuses they were carrying are suing the state. They charge that the language of Texas\u2019 abortion ban makes it impossible for doctors to provide needed care without fear of enormous fines or prison sentences.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tPanelists\t<\/h3>\n<p>\tVictoria Knight<br \/>\n\tAxios<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/victoriaregisk\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@victoriaregisk\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/authors\/vknight\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead Victoria&#8217;s stories\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tShefali Luthra<br \/>\n\tThe 19th<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shefalil\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@Shefalil\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/author\/shefali-luthra\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead Shefali&#8217;s stories\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tMargot Sanger-Katz<br \/>\n\tThe New York Times<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sangerkatz\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@sangerkatz\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/margot-sanger-katz\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead Margot&#8217;s stories\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biden\u2019s budget manages to toe the line between preserving Medicare and keeping the Medicare trust fund solvent while advancing progressive policies. Republicans have yet to propose a budget, but it seems likely any GOP plan would lean heavily on cuts to Medicaid and subsidies provided under the Affordable Care Act. Democrats will fight both of those.<\/li>\n<li>Even though the president\u2019s budget includes something of a Democratic \u201cwish list\u201d of social policy priorities, the proposals are less sweeping than those made last year. Rather, many \u2014 such as extending to private insurance the $35 monthly Medicare cost cap for insulin \u2014 build on achievements already realized. That puts new focus on things the president has accomplished.<\/li>\n<li>Walgreens, the nation\u2019s second-largest pharmacy chain, is caught up in the abortion wars. In January, the chain said it would apply for certification from the FDA to sell the abortion pill mifepristone in states where abortion is legal. However, last week, under threats from Republican attorneys general in states where abortion is still legal, the chain wavered on whether it would seek to sell the pill there or not, which caused a backlash from both abortion rights proponents and opponents.<\/li>\n<li>The five women suing Texas after being denied abortions amid dangerous pregnancy complications are not asking for the state\u2019s ban to be lifted. Rather, they\u2019re seeking clarification about who qualifies for exceptions to the ban, so doctors and hospitals can provide needed care without fear of prosecution.<\/li>\n<li>Although anti-abortion groups have for decades insisted that those who have abortions should not be prosecuted, bills introduced in several state legislatures would do exactly that. In South Carolina, those who have abortions could even be subject to the death penalty. So far none of these bills have passed, but the wave of measures could herald a major policy change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also this week, Rovner interviews Harris Meyer, who reported and wrote the <a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/a-baby-spent-36-days-in-an-in-network-nicu-why-did-the-hospital-next-door-send-a-bill\/\">two latest<\/a> KHN-NPR \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/out-of-network-surprise-bill-loophole-bill-of-the-month\/\">Bill of the Month<\/a>\u201d features. Both were about families facing unexpected bills after childbirth. If you have an outrageous or exorbitant medical bill you want to share with us, <a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/send-us-your-medical-bills\/\">you can do that here<\/a>.<\/p>\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> KHN\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/texas-teenagers-birth-control-court-ruling-matthew-kacsmaryk\/\">Girls in Texas Could Get Birth Control at Federal Clinics, Until a Christian Father Objected<\/a>,\u201d by Sarah Varney<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shefali Luthra:<\/strong> The 19th\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2023\/03\/aap-guidance-treating-childhood-obesity\/\">Language for Treating Childhood Obesity Carries Its Own Health Risks to Kids, Experts Say<\/a>,\u201d by Jennifer Gerson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Knight:<\/strong> KHN\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/medicaid-estate-repayments\/\">After People on Medicaid Die, Some States Aggressively Seek Repayment From Their Estates<\/a>,\u201d by Tony Leys<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margot Sanger-Katz:<\/strong> ProPublica\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/obamacare-scams-health-care-sharing-ministries?utm_source=sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&amp;utm_content=river\">How Obamacare Enabled a Multibillion-Dollar Christian Health Care Grab<\/a>,\u201d by J. David McSwane and Ryan Gabrielson<\/p>\n<p>Also mentioned in this week\u2019s podcast:<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tCredits\t<\/h3>\n<p>\tFrancis Ying<br \/>\n\tAudio producer<\/p>\n<p>\tStephanie Stapleton<br \/>\n\tEditor <\/p>\n<p><em>To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/tag\/podcast\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And subscribe to KHN\u2019s What the Health? on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/kaiser-health-news\/what-the-health\">Stitcher<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/about-us\">KHN<\/a> (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/about-us\/\">KFF<\/a> (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.<\/p>\n<h3>USE OUR CONTENT<\/h3>\n<p>This story can be republished for free (<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/podcast\/podcast-khn-what-the-health-288-biden-budget-march-10-2023\/view\/republish\/\">details<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here\u2019s what we ask:<\/p>\n<p>You must credit us as the original publisher, with a hyperlink to our khn.org site. If possible, please include the original author(s) and \u201cKaiser Health News\u201d in the byline. Please preserve the hyperlinks in the story.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note, not everything on khn.org is available for republishing. 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