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In an exclusive interview, a West Virginia physician says that back in 2015 he had a sense a patientās illness āprobably wasn't the first case ever seen nor would it be the last.ā Was it a sentinel event?
For nearly 50 years, cigarette advertising has been banned from TV and radio. But the marketing of electronic cigarettes isnāt constrained by that law.
Dr. Mark Rubinstein, known for his research into youth vaping, has left UCSF to become executive medical officer at Juul Labs, the nationās leading producer of e-cigarettes. Juul says the hire will help them reduce teen vaping. Critics see Big Tobacco tactics.
Democratic presidential candidates disagreed on how to fix health care in their first debate Wednesday, although they all called for boosting insurance coverage and lowering prices. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is keeping health care in the news, too, with a new plan to make medical prices more available to the public. Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus the latest in news about bipartisan progress on catch-all legislation to address āsurpriseā medical bills. Plus, Rovner interviews NPRās Jon Hamilton about the latest KHN-NPR āBill of the Monthā installment.
The nation's biggest producer of e-cigarettes is based in San Francisco, yet the city is on the verge of banning sales of the devices.
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss the latest Democratic efforts to push āMedicare for Allā in the U.S. House. They also review new initiatives to raise the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 and new lawsuits challenging the Trump administrationās actions on reproductive health. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
With Scott Gottlieb making his exit from the Food and Drug Administrationās top spot, city and country health officials call for backup in the fight to curb teen use of e-cigarettes.
Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss the suggested cuts to health programs in President Donald Trumpās budget proposal, the latest on lawsuits challenging work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and the FDAās crackdown on e-cigarettes. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
The fallout continues from that Texas court decision that ruled Congressā 2017 elimination of the tax penalty for failing to have insurance rendered the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. Meanwhile, enrollment for 2019 at healthcare.gov was down, but far less than many predicted. KHNās Julie Rovner, along with panelists Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner, discuss this, plus the best, most overhyped and nerdiest stories of 2018. Also, Rovner interviews GOP strategist and pollster Frank Luntz.
More than a third of high school seniors said they have vaped in the past year ā up nearly 10 percentage points from the previous year. The dramatic jump comes despite efforts by public health officials, educators and lawmakers to reverse the e-cigarette trend among youths, including a recent proposal to ban retail sales of flavored tobacco products in California.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the latest on open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act and Medicare; new moves by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco and nicotine products; and whether House Democrats will pursue a āMedicare-for-allā bill in the next Congress. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy books for your holiday reading and gifting pleasure.
A ballot initiative to fund Medicaid expansion with a tobacco tax failed in Montana on Tuesday. The expansion will expire in the state in June 2019, unless the legislature finds another way to fund it.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico discuss the Trump administrationās new birth control coverage rules and the potential impact of the midterm election results on health policy.
A ballot initiative in Montana would tax cigarettes $2 a pack to help pay for the stateās Medicaid expansion. But the tobacco industry has spent more than $17 million fighting the effort.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner discuss final action on bills in Congress to address the opioid epidemic and fund federal health agencies. They also look at new efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on teen nicotine use.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Sarah Jane Tribble of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call talk about the Food and Drug Administrationās latest actions to address teenagersā use of e-cigarettes, Arkansasā Medicaid work requirements and news about the uninsured from the latest federal Census report.
Educators and researchers say that as vaping becomes more common among young people, some are putting pot in their pods.
The six-term Arizona senator, who died Saturday, took on some of health careās goliaths, such as the tobacco industry and insurance companies, in addition to the health law.
Public health officials worry vaping is an emerging disaster that could reverse years of decline in smoking by young people. What's the latest evidence that e-cigarettes are a gateway to tobacco?
Vaping is becoming increasingly popular in the United States, especially among young people. This fact is triggering an unexpected divide within the public health community and complicating efforts to regulate the industry.
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