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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Trump, GOP Fight Back On Health Care

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Ollstein of Politico discuss a flurry of proposals from the Trump administration on prices Medicare pays for drugs and the Affordable Care Act.

Listen: Gavin Newsom Vs. John Cox On Health Care

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.

Spending Against Dialysis Ballot Measure In California Breaks Record

Dialysis companies have contributed more than $110 million to defeat an initiative on California’s Nov. 6 ballot that would limit their profits — breaking the $109 million record set by the pharmaceutical industry in 2016.

Children’s Hospitals Again Cry For Help From Voters, But Are They Really Hurting?

California’s 13 children’s hospitals are asking voters in November to approve $1.5 billion in bonds to help them pay for construction and equipment, the third such measure in 14 years. Some health care experts and election analysts believe the repeated financial requests aren’t justified.