KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Live from D.C. With Rep. Donna Shalala

Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) (left) speaks to Joanne Kenen, Paige Winfield Cunningham, Rebecca Adams and Julie Rovner for KHN's "What The Health?" podcast on Feb. 13. (Hannah Norman/KHN)


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President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins in October proposes big cuts to popular programs, including Medicaid and the National Institutes of Health. Although those cuts are unlikely to be enacted by Congress, both Republicans and Democrats are likely to use the budget blueprint as a campaign issue.

Meanwhile, several House committees this week relaunched work on legislation to address “surprise” medical bills — unexpected charges from out-of-network providers. And Congress is still trying to come to a bipartisan agreement on how to address drug prices.

Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), a former Health and Human Services secretary and a former member of the Kaiser Family Foundation board, was the special guest for this week’s podcast, taped before a live audience at the KFF headquarters in Washington, D.C. Also joining host Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News were Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico. Also joining host Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News were Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico.

Among the takeaways from this week’s podcast:


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This story was produced by Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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