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\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tJulie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News\u2019 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 Congress returns from spring break next week and will get to work crafting a bill that would cut taxes and boost immigration enforcement \u2014 but that also could cut at least $880 billion over the next decade from a pool of funding that includes Medicaid. Some Republicans, however, are starting to question the political wisdom of making such large cuts to a program that provides health coverage to so many of their constituents.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging the requirement that most private insurance cover certain preventive services with no out-of-pocket cost for patients.<\/p>\n 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 \t\t\t \tSarah Karlin-Smith \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \tTami Luhby \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \tAlice Miranda Ollstein \t\t\t \t\t\t Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News\u2019 Rae Ellen Bichell about her story on how care for transgender minors is changing in Colorado.<\/p>\n Plus, for \u201cextra credit\u201d the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:\u00a0<\/p>\n Julie Rovner:<\/strong> MedPage Today\u2019s \u201cMedical Journals Get Letters From DOJ<\/a>,\u201d by Kristina Fiore.<\/p>\n Sarah Karlin-Smith:<\/strong> The Tampa Bay Times\u2019 \u201cCountering DeSantis, $10M Hope Florida Donation Came From Medicaid, Draft Shows<\/a>,\u201d by Alexandra Glorioso and Lawrence Mower.<\/p>\n Tami Luhby:<\/strong> Stat\u2019s \u201cIn Ireland, a Global Hub for the Pharma Industry, Trump Tariffs Are a Source of Deep Worry<\/a>,\u201d by Andrew Joseph.<\/p>\n Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> The New York Times\u2019 \u201cA Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He\u2019s Also Paid to Promote It<\/a>,\u201d by Will Evans, Ellen Gabler, and Anjali Tsui.<\/p>\n Also mentioned in this week\u2019s podcast:<\/p>\n \tFrancis Ying \tEmmarie Huetteman To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n And subscribe to KFF Health News\u2019 \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d on\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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