KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Spooky Stuff


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Open enrollment starts Nov. 1 in most states for people who buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. For the second year in a row, premiums for these individual market plans are down slightly, even without the federal tax penalty for those who remain uncovered.

Meanwhile, on the campaign trail, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said she would develop a plan to pay for the “Medicare for All” proposal she supports.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.

As a special Halloween treat, Rovner and the panelists read the winner and finalists in KHN’s Halloween Health Haiku Contest.

Among the takeaways from this week’s podcast:

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

Julie Rovner: Bloomberg News’ “Sheriffs’ Ads Slammed Drug Imports, and Big Pharma Helped Pay the Tab,” by Ben Elgin

Stephanie Armour: Kaiser Health News’ “Moved Overseas For School, Stayed For Insulin,” by Shefali Luthra

Mary Agnes Carey: The Harvard Business Review’s “The Role of Private Equity in Driving Up Health Care Prices,” by Lovisa Gustafsson, Shanoor Seervai and David Blumenthal

Alice Miranda Ollstein: The Washington Post’s “Trump Campaign Urges White House to Soften Proposed Flavored Vape Ban,” by Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, Laurie McGinley and Neena Satija


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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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