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Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite

Episode 417

Oct. 9, 2025

The government shutdown continues with no end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs, the lapse of some related authorizations — like for Medicare telehealth programs — is leaving some doctors and patients high and dry. Meanwhile, the FDA quietly approved a new generic abortion pill. Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 51��Ƶ Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also, Rovner interviews Sarah Grusin of the National Health Law Program.

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Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown

Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans. It’s a chance to talk about a winning issue — and maybe regain support from working-class voters.

By Amanda Seitz

Oct. 6, 2025

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GOP Falsely Ties Shutdown to Democrats’ Alleged Drive To Give All Immigrants Health Care

Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are generally ineligible for federally funded health care programs. Democrats’ funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace for legal immigrants who will lose access once certain provisions of the Republicans’ tax and spending law take effect.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

Oct. 6, 2025

The Week in Brief

Political Risks in ACA Subsidy Debate Spark Blame Game, Test Parties’ Resolve

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By Stephanie Armour

Oct. 3, 2025

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Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses

Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.

By Paula Andalo

Oct. 3, 2025

An Arm and a Leg

The Struggle To Afford Insurance in 2026 Hits Home

Season 14, Episode 1

Oct. 1, 2025

The senior producer of “An Arm and a Leg” starts planning for health insurance in 2026, and — like millions of others signing up during this year’s open enrollment — faces a steep price increase.

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Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules

Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.

By Phil Galewitz

Sept. 29, 2025

51��Ƶ Health News On Air

Journalists Recap Coverage on Organ Harvesting, Obamacare, and Medicaid Cuts

51��Ƶ Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Sept. 27, 2025

Listen: Young Adults Turning 26 Face Health Insurance Cliff

The erosion of the Affordable Care Act has created an insurance cliff for Americans who are turning 26 and don’t have a job that provides medical coverage. Scared off by high price tags and the complexity of picking a policy, some young adults are going without insurance.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal

Sept. 26, 2025

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Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings

Episode 415

Sept. 25, 2025

In a rambling news conference that shocked public health experts, President Donald Trump — without scientific evidence — blamed the over-the-counter drug acetaminophen, and too many childhood vaccines, for the increase in autism diagnoses in the U.S. That came days after a key immunization advisory panel, newly reconstituted with vaccine doubters, changed several long-standing recommendations. Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Demetre Daskalakis joins 51��Ƶ Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories. Meanwhile, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join Rovner with the rest of the news, including a threat by the Trump administration to fire rather than furlough federal workers if Congress fails to fund the government beyond the Oct. 1 start of the new fiscal year.

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Deadly Denials

AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments

A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians, and researchers questioning Trump administration promises to curb an unpopular practice that has frustrated patients and their doctors.

By Lauren Sausser and Darius Tahir

Sept. 25, 2025

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Diagnosis: Debt

As Trump Punts on Medical Debt, Battle Over Patient Protections Moves to States

Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections. Elsewhere, industry opposition has derailed legislation.

By Noam N. Levey, Katheryn Houghton, and Arielle Zionts

Sept. 25, 2025

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Amid Confusion Over US Vaccine Recommendations, States Try To ‘Restore Trust’

The decisions by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices matter, because insurers and federal programs rely on them, but they are not binding. States can follow the recommendations, or not.

By Céline Gounder

Sept. 24, 2025

HealthCare Helpline

Listen: The Surprising Power of Pushback When Health Insurance Won’t Pay

Denied coverage for preventive care? You’re not powerless. In this new episode of NPR’s “Life Kit” podcast, 51��Ƶ Health News reporter Jackie Fortiér explores why denials happen and how to avoid common pitfalls.

By Jackie Fortiér

Sept. 19, 2025

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Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage

Tens of millions of people face sticker shock enrolling in Affordable Care Act insurance for 2026. To save money, the Trump administration wants them to consider less generous coverage.

By Julie Appleby

Sept. 17, 2025

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Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems

In South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending law.

By Sam Whitehead and Renuka Rayasam

Sept. 17, 2025

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Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs

Advisory committee meetings help FDA scientists make decisions and increase public understanding of drug regulation, and abandoning them doesn’t make sense, former officials said.

By Arthur Allen

Sept. 12, 2025

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Watch: Why Is Having a Baby So Expensive in the US?

51��Ƶ Health News video producer Hannah Norman breaks down why new parents are getting billed thousands of dollars for births.

By Hannah Norman

Sept. 12, 2025

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Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Were Aimed at ‘Able-Bodied Adults.’ Hospitals Say Kids Will Be Hurt.

The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.

By Phil Galewitz

Sept. 10, 2025

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In the Fallout From Trump’s Health Funding Cuts, States Face Tough Budget Decisions

The Trump administration has pushed a significant amount of health costs to states, whose budgets may already be strained by declining state tax revenues, a slowdown in pandemic spending, and economic uncertainty. State and local governments now face difficult decisions.

By Stephanie Armour, Christine Mai-Duc, Sam Whitehead, and Arielle Zionts

Sept. 9, 2025

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