Journalists Dissect Medical Coding and Parse the President's Words

KHN freelancer Helen Santoro discussed insurance coverage for transgender medical care on KCRW’s “Press Play with Madeleine Brand” on Sept. 21.

Click here to hear Santoro on “Press Play With Madeleine Brand”
Read Santoro’s “Medical Coding Creates Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients”

KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed President Joe Biden’s statement that the covid-19 “pandemic is over” on Axios’ “Axios Today” podcast on Sept. 19.

Click here to hear Rovner on “Axios Today” podcast

KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed the plan to restore the reputation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on WUGA’s “The Health Report” on Sept. 18.

Click here to hear Miller on “The Health Report”
Read Sam Whitehead’s “Meet Mary Wakefield, the Nurse Administrator Tasked With Revamping the CDC”

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<h1>Journalists Dissect Medical Coding and Parse the President’s Words</h1>
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<p>KHN freelancer Helen Santoro discussed insurance coverage for transgender medical care on KCRW’s “Press Play with Madeleine Brand” on Sept. 21. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/migrants-health-care-conspiracy-theories-tortillas/medical-coding-transgender-patients">Click here to hear Santoro on “Press Play With Madeleine Brand”</a></li><li>Read Santoro’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medical-coding-creates-barriers-to-care-for-transgender-patients/">Medical Coding Creates Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients</a>”</li></ul><p>KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed President Joe Biden’s statement that the covid-19 “pandemic is over” on Axios’ “Axios Today” podcast on Sept. 19. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/09/20/is-covid-transitioning-from-a-pandemic-to-a-problem">Click here to hear Rovner on “Axios Today” podcast</a></li></ul><p>KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed the plan to restore the reputation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on WUGA’s “The Health Report” on Sept. 18. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2022-09-18/the-health-report-the-plan-to-restore-the-cdcs-reputation">Click here to hear Miller on “The Health Report”</a></li><li>Read Sam Whitehead’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/meet-mary-wakefield-nurse-administrator-tasked-with-revamping-cdc/">Meet Mary Wakefield, the Nurse Administrator Tasked With Revamping the CDC</a>”</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">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—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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