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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contemplating a Post-‘Roe’ World


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With those on both sides of the abortion debate anticipating that the Supreme Court this year will weaken or overturn Roe v. Wade, which established the right to the procedure, activists are arguing about how best to proceed. The Biden administration has thus far avoided much mention of the divisive issue, while anti-abortion forces disagree on whether to try to ban abortion at the state level in a single step, or more gradually.

Meanwhile, millions of Americans who have been covered by the Medicaid program since the pandemic struck are at risk of losing that coverage when the federal government ends the declared covid-19 “public health emergency,” likely later this year.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Rachana Pradhan of KHN.

Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:

Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Jay Hancock, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment about newborn twins, their stay in a neonatal intensive care unit, and the claim by the family’s insurer that the care did not constitute an emergency. If you have an outrageous medical bill you’d like to share with us, you can do that here.

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

Julie Rovner: The Scientist’s “Robert Malone Targets Physician Who Alerted Medical Board to Misinformation,” by Catherine Offord

Alice Miranda Ollstein: The New York Times’ “A Key to Returning to Normal Is Paid Sick Leave, Democrats Say,” by Claire Cain Miller

Shefali Luthra: KHN’s “Other States Keep Watchful Eye on Snags in Washington’s Pioneering Public-Option Plan,” by Markian Hawryluk

Rachana Pradhan: KHN’s “’Injections, Injections, Injections’: Troubling Questions Follow Closure of Sprawling Pain Clinic Chain,” by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Jenny Gold

Also discussed on this week’s podcast:

KHN’s “Covid Still Threatens Millions of Americans. Why Are We So Eager to Move On?” by Victoria Knight

The Washington Post’s “Hong Kong’s ‘Zero Covid’ Days Are Over. But Where’s the Exit Plan?” by Keith B. Richburg


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