KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Congress Punts to a Looming Lame-Duck Session
28 Sep
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Congress Punts to a Looming Lame-Duck Session

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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, September 26th, 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 teleconference by Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.Lauren Weber: Hello hello.Rovner: Alice Ollstein of Politico.Alice Miranda Ollstein: Good morning.Rovner: And Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health and Nursing, and Politico.Joanne From: Hi, everybody.Rovner: Big props to Emmarie for hosting last week while I was in Ann Arbor at the Michigan Daily reunion. I had a great time, but I...
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Keep the Conversation Going: Share Your ‘Silence in Sikeston’ Feedback With Us
28 Sep
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Keep the Conversation Going: Share Your ‘Silence in Sikeston’ Feedback With Us

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Health News tamfitronics We want to hear from you. Share your thoughts, feelings, and questions about our “Silence in Sikeston” project here. (Fewer than 300 words, please.)(Required)Do you want to break the silence about an issue in your community? Tell us about it. We also want to know if “Silence in Sikeston” inspired you. “Silence in Sikeston” is the start of a conversation about racism and health — where should that discussion go next? (Fewer than 300 words, please.)Please provide your name and email address so we can reach out to talk further.Phone number (will not be shared and will be used only by KFF Health News)NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
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Watch: What You Reveal, You Heal — Meeting the Makers of ‘Silence in Sikeston’
26 Sep
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Watch: What You Reveal, You Heal — Meeting the Makers of ‘Silence in Sikeston’

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony sat down with WORLD executive producer Chris Hastings to discuss the origins of the “Silence in Sikeston” project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting on a rural Missouri community. The collaboration with Retro Report includes a documentary film, educational videos, digital articles, and a limited-series podcast on the toll racism has on health.For more on the “Silence in Sikeston” project:WATCH: The documentary film “Silence in Sikeston,” a co-production of KFF Health News and Retro Report, is now available to stream on WORLD’s YouTube channel, WORLDchannel.org and the PBS app.LISTEN: The limited-series podcastEpisode 1: “Racism Can Make You Sick”The 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright in Sikeston, Missouri, and conversations with one of the few...
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Journalists Give Insights Into Opioid Settlements and Picking a Nursing Home
22 Sep
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Journalists Give Insights Into Opioid Settlements and Picking a Nursing Home

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioid settlements and the Supreme Court’s overturning of a bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma on the “Front Porch Book Club” podcast on Sept. 17. Pattani, joined by journalist Ed Mahon, also discussed how much opioid settlement money Pennsylvania is receiving, who makes the spending decisions, and how members of the public can get involved on “City Cast Pittsburgh” on Sept. 18.Click here to hear Pattani on “Front Porch Book Club”Read Pattani’s reporting for the series “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash”Click here to hear Pattani and Mahon on “City Cast Pittsburgh”Read Pattani, Henry Larweh, and Mahon’s “Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions”KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed selecting a nursing home that fits one’s needs on WUGA’s “The Georgia...
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