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Julie Rovner: Hello, happy new year, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News. Usually I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in Washington, but today we have a special holiday episode for you. Last month, I got the chance to chat with Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, about a variety of subjects. Regular podcast listeners will know we used some of the excerpts of that discussion a couple of weeks ago, but today we’re bringing you the entire interview. I hope you enjoy it, and we’ll be back with all the news starting next week. So, here we go. I am so pleased to welcome to the podcast Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes...

The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York City prompted a surprising wave of sympathy for the perpetrator, rather than the victim, from Americans who say they have been wronged by their health insurers. It remains to be seen whether backlash from the killing will result in a more serious conversation about what ails the health care system. Meanwhile, in some of his first extended interviews since the election, President-elect Donald Trump continued to be noncommittal about his plans for health care in general and the Affordable Care Act in particular. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call. Panelists Rachel Cohrs Zhang Stat News  @rachelcohrs Read Rachel's stories. Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico  @AliceOllstein Read Alice's stories. Sandhya Raman CQ Roll Call  @SandhyaWrites Read Sandhya's...

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, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. As always, news happens fast and things might’ve changed by the time you hear this. So, here we go. Today we are joined via video conference by Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Politico Magazine. Joanne From: Hey, everybody. Rovner: Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Shefali Luthra: Hello. Rovner: And Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet. Sarah Karlin-Smith: Hi, everybody. Rovner: Later in this episode, we’ll have my “Bill of the Month” interview with my KFF Health News colleague Bram Sable-Smith. This month’s patient never actually saw a doctor and still...

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, November 14th, at 10 a.m. As always, and particularly this week, news happens fast and things might’ve changed by the time you hear this. So, here we go.Today we are joined via videoconference by Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post.Rachel Roubein: Hi. Thanks for having me.Rovner: Anna Edney of Bloomberg News.Anna Edney: Hello.Rovner: And Lauren Weber, also The Washington Post.Lauren Weber: Double trouble today. Thanks for having me.Rovner: No interview this week but more than enough news to make up for it, so let’s dig right in. So as of yesterday, it’s...