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Tampons, Pads And Politics Mesh In New Push For Access To Menstrual Supplies

By Kate Ruder March 12, 2020

As a national movement for better access to menstrual products gains steam, “period equity” activists in Colorado are finding the path to change isn’t straight. Although Denver last summer repealed sales taxes on menstrual products and the state now requires supplies to be provided in prisons, an effort to repeal the statewide sales tax on the products failed. So, activists assemble supply kits to donate to those who need them.

En Route To Congress, California Democrats Hit Wall On ‘Medicare-For-All’

By Samantha Young January 2, 2019

California’s incoming congressional delegation will be the largest in the U.S. House of Representatives to support progressive health care policies such as “Medicare-for-all.” But the political reality of a Republican Senate and president means that they will need to pursue ideas that “aren’t pie in the sky.”

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks

March 21, 2019

Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the efforts to curb “surprise” medical bills to patients who inadvertently get out-of-network care; a look at where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on health; and the Trump administration’s efforts to end HIV in the U.S. Also, Rovner interviews Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is leaving his job in early April.

Health Care Industry ‘Pays Tribute’ To California’s Influential Lawmakers

By Samantha Young December 14, 2018

The leaders of California’s legislative health committees who wield power over state health policy have been showered with money from the health care sector, with drug companies, health plans, hospitals and doctors providing nearly 40 percent of their 2017-18 campaign funds.

Feds Join Lawsuit Alleging Sutter Health Padded Revenue With False Patient Data

By Samantha Young December 13, 2018

The whistleblower complaint says that Sutter, one of the largest health systems in the U.S., exaggerated how sick certain Medicare patients were in order to collect higher payments from the government-funded program.

Listen: Gavin Newsom Vs. John Cox On Health Care

October 24, 2018

California’s two gubernatorial candidates couldn’t be further apart when it comes to their visions for health care. California politics correspondent Samantha Young explains how the two differ — and what it could mean for Californians’ access to health care and coverage.

California’s Top Lawyer Sees Election Win As Mandate To Sustain Trump Resistance

By Samantha Young November 8, 2018

Attorney General Xavier Becerra views his resounding Election Day win as a “clear signal” from voters to continue his work defending the Affordable Care Act and pushing back against the Trump administration.

California Dreamin’? With Newsom’s Win, Single-Payer Unlikely To Follow Anytime Soon

By Samantha Young November 6, 2018

Even though Democrat Gavin Newsom campaigned for single-payer, it’s unlikely that he and other lawmakers will completely overhaul the state’s health care system right away. Instead, they will likely propose incremental steps to provide more Californians with health insurance.

Quick: What’s The Difference Between Medicare-For-All and Single-Payer?

By Samantha Young November 2, 2018

As politicians across the country toss about such health care catchphrases, sometimes interchangeably, many voters say they’re “just confused.”

Despite 1991 Ruling, Foes Of New Family Planning Rules See Law On Their Side

By Julie Rovner February 28, 2019

Lawyers seeking to block the Trump administration’s decision to alter rules for the Title X family planning program say their efforts will not be stymied by the Supreme Court’s approval of similar rules 28 years ago. They point to new protections enacted in the Affordable Care Act and language in funding bills that shifts the legal calculus.

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