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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta Blues


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The U.S. is experiencing another surge of covid-19, particularly in Southern states where vaccination rates are generally lower than in other regions. But partisan fights rage on over what role government should play in trying to tamp down the highly contagious delta variant.

Meanwhile, Democrats spent the week fighting amongst themselves about how to extend a moratorium on evictions, after the Supreme Court said Congress would need to act.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet.

Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:

Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too:

Julie Rovner: NPR’s “Vaccination Status Questions Do Not Violate HIPAA, Consumer Health Expert Explains,” by Kelsey Snell and Deven McGraw

Rachel Cohrs: Axios’ “Justice Department Goes After Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare Advantage Plans,” by Bob Herman

Sarah Karlin-Smith: KHN’s “12,000 Square Miles Without Obstetrics? It’s a Possibility in West Texas,” by Charlotte Huff

Alice Miranda Ollstein: Task & Purposes’ “‘We Are All Suffering in Silence’ – Inside the US Military’s Pervasive Culture of Eating Disorders,” by Haley Britzky


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This story was produced by KHN (Kaiser Health News), a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.

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