Journalists Dig Into Questions About the 988 Hotline and Inflation Reduction Act

KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed social media criticism of the new 988 mental health hotline on NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” on Aug. 13 and on WAMU’s “1A” on Aug. 16.

KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the health policy implications of the Inflation Reduction Act on WAMU’s “1A” on Aug. 16.

Click here to hear Rovner on “1A”

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<h1>Journalists Dig Into Questions About the 988 Hotline and Inflation Reduction Act</h1>
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			August 20, 2022		</time>
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<p>KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed social media criticism of the new 988 mental health hotline on NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” on Aug. 13 and on WAMU’s “1A” on Aug. 16.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/08/11/1116769071/social-media-posts-warn-people-not-to-call-988-heres-what-you-need-to-know">Click here to hear Pattani on “Weekend Edition”</a></li><li><a href="https://the1a.org/segments/the-concerns-looming-over-the-988-mental-health-hotline/">Click here to hear Pattani on “1A”</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/social-media-posts-criticize-988-suicide-hotline-calling-police/">Social Media Posts Criticize the 988 Suicide Hotline for Calling Police. Here’s What You Need to Know.</a>”</li></ul><p>KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the health policy implications of the Inflation Reduction Act on WAMU’s “1A” on Aug. 16.</p><ul><li><a href="https://the1a.org/segments/the-inflation-reduction-act-and-you/">Click here to hear Rovner on “1A”</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/on-the-air-this-week-august-20-2022/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/on-the-air-this-week-august-20-2022/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/on-the-air-this-week-august-20-2022/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Dig%20Into%20Questions%20About%20the%20988%20Hotline%20and%20Inflation%20Reduction%20Act&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FNDI2ODcw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/on-the-air-this-week-august-20-2022/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/on-the-air-this-week-august-20-2022/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</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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