When it comes to health care, this year’s presidential campaign is increasingly a matter of which candidate voters choose to believe. Democrats, led by Vice President Kamala Harris, say Republicans want to further restrict reproductive rights and repeal the Affordable Care Act, pointing to their previous actions and claims. Meanwhile, Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, insist they have no such plans.
Meanwhile, with open enrollment approaching for Medicare, the Biden administration dodges a political bullet, avoiding a sharp spike next year in Medicare prescription drug plan premiums. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News. Among the takeaways from this week’s episode: Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-Washington Post “ ,” about a teen athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.
Do you have a confusing or outrageous medical bill you want to share? . Subscribe to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: KFF Health News’ “ ,” by Ronnie Cohen.
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