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Health News tamfitronics Can't see the audio player?Listen on:The HostHealth care might not have been the biggest issue in the campaign, but the return of Donald Trump to the presidency is likely to have a seismic impact on health policy over the next four years.Changes to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and the nation’s public health infrastructure are likely on the agenda. But how far Trump goes will depend largely on who staffs key health policy roles and on whether Democrats take a majority in the U.S. House, where several races remain uncalled.This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.PanelistsAmong the takeaways from this week’s episode:As of Friday morning, it remained unclear which party will control the House next year. A Democratic-controlled...

Health News tamfitronics Emmarie Huetteman: Hello and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Emmarie Huetteman, a senior editor for KFF Health News and the regular editor on this podcast. I’m filling in for Julie Rovner this week, and I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in Washington. We’re taping this week on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. Happy Halloween. As always, news happens fast, and things might’ve changed by the time you hear this. So, here we go.Today, we’re joined via video conference by Shefali Luthra of The 19th.Shefali Luthra: Hello.Huetteman: Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.Lauren Weber: Hello, hello.Huetteman: And Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call.Jessie Hellmann: Happy Halloween.Huetteman: Later in this episode, we’ll have Julie’s interview with Irving Washington. Irving is our KFF colleague who is senior...

Health News tamfitronics Julie Rovner: Hello, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, and I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in Washington. We’re taping this week on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. As always, news happens fast and things might have changed by the time you hear this, so here we go.Today we are joined via video conference by Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat News.Rachel Cohrs Zhang: Hi, everybody.Rovner: Victoria Knight of Axios.Victoria Knight: Hello, everyone.Rovner: And Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet.Sarah Karlin-Smith: Hi, everybody.Rovner: Later in this episode we’ll have my interview with my friend and KFF colleague Tricia Neuman about Medicare open enrollment and what to expect in Medicare in the coming year.But first, this week’s...