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Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate successfully negotiated an enormous end-of-Congress health package, including bipartisan efforts to address prescription drug prices — only to see it blown up at the last minute after Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump applied pressure. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court accepted its first abortion-related case of the term, and the attorney general of Texas sued a doctor in New York for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas patient. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KFF Health News' Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF President and CEO Drew Altman about what happened in health policy in 2024 and what to expect in 2025.Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:Julie Rovner: Vox.com's “The Deep Roots of Americans' Hatred of Their Health Care System,” by Dylan Scott. Alice Miranda Ollstein: KFF Health News' “Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes,” by Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts. Jessie Hellmann: KFF Health News' “How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs' Grip on Drug Prices,” by Arthur Allen. Victoria Knight: Bloomberg News' “The Weight-Loss Drug Gold Rush Has a Dangerous Prescription Problem,” by Madison Muller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, ruling unanimously that the anti-abortion doctor group that filed the suit lacked standing. But abortion opponents are expected to pursue other strategies to ban or restrict the medication. Meanwhile, the Biden administration moves to stop the inclusion of medical debt on individual credit reports, and former President Donald Trump tries to claim credit for $35 insulin. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News, and Emmarie Huetteman of KFF Health News join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF president and CEO Drew Altman about KFF's new “Health Policy 101” primer. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: Julie Rovner: HuffPost's “How America's Mental Health Crisis Became This Family's Worst Nightmare,” by Jonathan Cohn. Anna Edney: Stat News' “Four Tops Singer's Lawsuit Says He Visited ER for Chest Pain, Ended Up in Straitjacket,” by Tara Bannow. Rachana Pradhan: The New York Times' “Abortion Groups Say Tech Companies Suppress Posts and Accounts,” by Emily Schmall and Sapna Maheshwari. Emmarie Huetteman: CBS News' “As FDA Urges Crackdown on Bird Flu in Raw Milk, Some States Say Their Hands Are Tied,” by Alexander Tin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Venrock partner Bob Kocher speaks with Dr. Drew Altman, CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and founding publisher of Kaiser Health News (KNH), about dealing with misinformation and skepticism with expertise and facts. Altman reveals how misinformation, fragmented media, and a broken political system exacerbate the public's low trust in experts. Altman discusses KHN's origin story, the importance of busting liars without elevating them, and his thoughts on the Inflation Reduction Act.
American health care has seen dramatic changes over the past decade. Obamacare reduced the number of uninsured citizens, but rising prices and deductibles have made care unaffordable for many. Medicaid has become the nation's largest payer and now pays for half of all long-term care. Now the coronavirus pandemic is challenging the health care system in unprecedented ways. All this is happening within the context of a presidential election within a highly polarized country. How will the health care system—and American voters—respond? Kaiser Family Foundation Senior Vice President Dr. Jennifer Kates will be joined by Dr. Josh Michaud, KFF's associate director of global health policy. A former infectious disease epidemiologist with both the U.S. Department of Defense and the Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Michaud is an expert on the types of models being used to forecast the arc of COVID-19 cases.They will discuss the current and probable future states of the pandemic and the responses by the government, health-care system and public. Note: Kaiser Family Foundation CEO Drew Altman is unable to participate in this evening's session due to health reasons (which, fortunately, are unrelated to the coronavirus; he has temporarily lost his voice). We'll have Drew Altman back on Monday, May 4, at noon, by which time the pandemic may have crested. We'll discuss how the health-care system has fared, how the public has responded, and what the impact on the 2020 election is likely to be. This program is generously supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and a collaborative of local funders and donors. We are grateful for their support and hope others will follow their example to support the Club during these uncertain times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drew Altman took a relatively small grantmaking foundation and transformed it into a media powerhouse. As the President and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, better known as KFF, Drew has turned his organization into one of the most influential and valuable non-partisan sources of health news in the country. What other foundation can say that about their field of interest? Drew sat down with Eric to talk about how Kaiser has charted new territory in the field of news media at a time when in-depth coverage of a host of important issues is becoming much harder to come by. And don’t miss Drew’s full-throated endorsement of the role that communications plays in advancing the goals of foundations and the nonprofits they support. It’s practically a love letter to communications!
Drew Altman took a relatively small grantmaking foundation and transformed it into a media powerhouse. As the President and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, better known as KFF, Drew has turned his organization into one of the most influential and valuable non-partisan sources of health news in the country. What other foundation can say that about their field of interest? Drew sat down with Eric to talk about how Kaiser has charted new territory in the field of news media at a time when in-depth coverage of a host of important issues is becoming much harder to come by. And don’t miss Drew’s full-throated endorsement of the role that communications plays in advancing the goals of foundations and the nonprofits they support. It’s practically a love letter to communications!
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about medical costs affecting family budgets and where he sees a possibility for reform. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34652]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about medical costs affecting family budgets and where he sees a possibility for reform. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34652]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about medical costs affecting family budgets and where he sees a possibility for reform. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34652]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about medical costs affecting family budgets and where he sees a possibility for reform. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34652]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about medical costs affecting family budgets and where he sees a possibility for reform. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34652]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about medical costs affecting family budgets and where he sees a possibility for reform. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34652]
National health policy expert Drew Altman presents an analysis of the public’s priorities and opinions in health care as the new Congress takes shape and the 2020 presidential campaign begins. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34490]
National health policy expert Drew Altman presents an analysis of the public’s priorities and opinions in health care as the new Congress takes shape and the 2020 presidential campaign begins. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34490]
National health policy expert Drew Altman presents an analysis of the public’s priorities and opinions in health care as the new Congress takes shape and the 2020 presidential campaign begins. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34490]
National health policy expert Drew Altman presents an analysis of the public’s priorities and opinions in health care as the new Congress takes shape and the 2020 presidential campaign begins. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34490]
National health policy expert Drew Altman presents an analysis of the public's priorities and opinions in health care as the new Congress takes shape and the 2020 presidential campaign begins. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34490]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about public health policy and the future of the ongoing healthcare debate. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34491]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about public health policy and the future of the ongoing healthcare debate. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34491]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about public health policy and the future of the ongoing healthcare debate. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34491]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about public health policy and the future of the ongoing healthcare debate. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34491]
Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Office of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, talks with Claire Brindis, Director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about public health policy and the future of the ongoing healthcare debate. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34491]
The Trump administration has struggled to pass a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act but there are important changes ahead for healthcare under this president. Drew Altman, President and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation, joins Dr. Andrew Bindman, Professor of Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, to discuss what changes are likely. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32267]
The Trump administration has struggled to pass a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act but there are important changes ahead for healthcare under this president. Drew Altman, President and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation, joins Dr. Andrew Bindman, Professor of Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, to discuss what changes are likely. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32267]
The Trump administration has struggled to pass a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act but there are important changes ahead for healthcare under this president. Drew Altman, President and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation, joins Dr. Andrew Bindman, Professor of Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, to discuss what changes are likely. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32267]
The Trump administration has struggled to pass a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act but there are important changes ahead for healthcare under this president. Drew Altman, President and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation, joins Dr. Andrew Bindman, Professor of Medicine, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, to discuss what changes are likely. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32267]
Interview with Drew Altman, PhD and William Frist, MD, authors of Medicare and Medicaid at 50 Years: Perspectives of Beneficiaries, Health Care Professionals and Institutions, and Policy Makers
Conservative journalist David Frum worries that Republicans would only win a failing status quo in their fight to kill health care reform. Bill Moyers sits down with the former special assistant to George W. Bush, who is calling on Republicans to come up with a plan for health care reform and suggests changes that conservatives can favor. David Frum is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the editor of NewMajority.com. Also on the program, the JOURNAl sorts fact from spin in the health care debate. Media analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Kaiser Family Foundation president and CEO Drew Altman discuss the messages in health care ads today, and how well they reflect the real issues of health care reform.
Media analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Kaiser Family Foundation president and CEO Drew Altman discuss the messages in health care ads today, and how well they reflect the real issues of health care reform.
(October 6, 2008) Dr. Drew Altman, president and chief executive officer of the Kaiser Family Foundation, discusses the economic crisis and what it means for healthcare reform in the United States.