Julie Rovner appears in the following:
Inside RFK Jr's MAHA Report on Childhood Health
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a report on the state of children's health. Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent, KFF Health News and host of the What the He...
Healthcare and the Federal Budget Bill
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, talks about the House and Senate budget bills and what they would mean for Am...
A Roundtable on the Current State of U.S. Cancer Research
Tuesday, June 03, 2025
This year's WNYC Health Convening with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation continues with a look at the current state of cancer research in the United States. Sudip Parikh, Ph...
RFK Jr's 'Chronic Disease Tour' Wraps
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, breaks down the headlines from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s so-c...
RFK's Moves So Far
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, and Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today Wellness reporter, discuss moves made by U.S. ...
Candidates and the Cost of Health Care
Thursday, October 10, 2024
WNYC’s election series “America, Are We Ready?” looks at the presidential candidates’ different approaches to healthcare costs. Kimberly Adams, senior Washington correspondent for Mar...
What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.
Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Even the Trump-era surgeon general is concerned about the repercussions for women's health, as doctors say they are reluctant to practice in states that have banned abortion.
How seniors could lose in the Medicare political wars
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most.
30 Issues: Paying for Health Care
Friday, November 04, 2022
How Democrats and Republicans envision paying for health care costs, and how health care is playing into this year's midterms.
3 common myths about the abortion debate that many people get wrong
Friday, July 22, 2022
Common misperceptions are that only abortion-seekers are affected, that Democratics could have codified protections before, and that Congress can easily get rid of federal laws restricting abortion.
Abortion bans with no exceptions may be politically risky
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Some conservative states pressing for abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother. But public opinion polls suggest those limits could cause blowback.
Sen. Orrin Hatch's legacy tracks the GOP's evolution on health
Thursday, April 28, 2022
The man who forged successful alliances with Democratic health giants, such as Sen. Kennedy and Rep. Waxman, fell back on his deep conservative roots as opposition grew to the Affordable Care Act.
Americans are divided on abortion. The Supreme Court may not wait for minds to change
Friday, January 21, 2022
Public opinion remains bitterly divided on the issue, but an imminent Supreme Court decision could overturn or dramatically undercut Roe v. Wade.
Democrats Battle Over Expanding Medicare
Monday, October 25, 2021
Democrats are now weighing whether to cut their plan to expand Medicare entirely from the reconciliation bill in Congress.
Democrats Hope To Beef Up Medicare With Dental, Vision And Hearing Benefits
Monday, August 09, 2021
When Medicare began in 1965, its backers expected benefits to expand over time, but politics have mostly stymied that. Congressional Democrats are trying again as part of a $3.5 trillion budget plan.
Treading Lightly In Abortion Politics, Biden Still Manages To Annoy Both Sides
Monday, July 12, 2021
The president is one of a disappearing group of politicians who sought moderate compromises on abortion. His supporters want faster changes. But abortion-rights opponents are also taking him to task.
Expanding Health Coverage Is Top Priority For New Head Of Medicare/Medicaid
Thursday, June 03, 2021
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she'll focus her time in charge on getting more Americans insured.
How Biden Could Quickly Undo Trump Era Health Policies
Friday, March 26, 2021
With control of Congress, Democrats could quickly overturn some Trump administration health regulations by using the Congressional Review Act. So why aren't they moving to do so?
When Biden Takes Office, Undoing Trump's Health Policies Won't Be Easy
Friday, January 08, 2021
Democrats control the new Congress by such a slim margin that passing health laws will be daunting. Instead Biden may have to use executive authority to advance his health care vision.
