Asking the Right Questions About Health Care

On the Media | May 5, 2017

After a chaotic and charged week, House republicans celebrated the passage of their Obamacare repeal bill. But there's the political debate over health care, and then there's the lived reality, in communities across the country. The gap between the two is extremely clear in Kentucky, which is both governed by staunchly anti-Obamacare politicians and has seen record numbers of people benefiting from the Affordable Care Act. Brooke talks with Mary Meehan, a health reporter for Ohio Valley ReSource and Eastern Kentucky University's WEKU.fm, about how to reconcile the apparent contradictions and what national coverage of the health care debate tends to miss.

Be alert for scams. WNYC never asks for nor accepts money for coverage or interviews. Anyone making such a request does not represent WNYC.

Top Stories

‘Mind-boggling’ killings show persistence of NYC’s domestic violence problem

National Midterms Results: A Decisive Night for Democrats

What the Affordability Crisis Looks Like to Thirty-Somethings; New Book of Bodega Cats

The "Gamification" Strategy Behind Lula's Victory

YOU ARE ONLINE