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\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tJulie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition.\t\t<\/p>\n It’s not yet clear how the federal government shutdown will end, but Democrats are continuing to draw attention to the issue they are promoting \u2014 the coming expiration of additional subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans. Some Republicans are now going public with their worries about the huge cost increases many of their constituents face.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration quietly approved a second generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, much to the dismay of anti-abortion groups \u2014 even as FDA officials are investigating new claims about potential safety risks posed by the drug.<\/p>\n This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of 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 \t\t\t \tTami Luhby \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \tAlice Miranda Ollstein \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:<\/p>\n Also this week, Rovner interviews Sarah Grusin of the National Health Law Program about the GOP’s misleading claims that Democrats shut down the government in pursuit of free health care for immigrants in the country illegally.<\/p>\n Plus, for “extra credit” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:<\/p>\n Julie Rovner:<\/strong> The Washington Post’s “How Some Veterans Exploit $193 Billion VA Program, Due to Lax Controls<\/a>,” by Craig Whitlock, Lisa Rein, and Caitlin Gilbert.<\/p>\n Tami Luhby:<\/strong> The Washington Post’s “Trump Plan Would Limit Disability Benefits for Older Americans<\/a>,” by Meryl Kornfield and Lisa Rein.<\/p>\n Sarah Karlin-Smith:<\/strong> The New York Times’ “It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead<\/a>,” by Lisa Miller.<\/p>\n Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> The 19th’s “Ice Fears Put Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies at Risk<\/a>,” by Mel Leonor Barclay and Shefali Luthra. \u00a0<\/p>\n Also mentioned in this week’s podcast:<\/p>\n \tFrancis Ying \tEmmarie Huetteman To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n And subscribe to KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” on\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n\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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