What the Health? From KFF Health News: 40 Years of Health...

What’s Happening

Listen up: This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, began reporting on health policy in Washington.

To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has — and has not — changed since 1986. The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner. (shocking, we know)

Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?

The Details

” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition. This month marks host Julie Rovner’s 40th anniversary reporting on health policy in Washington.

Over that time, she’s covered a vast range of topics, from the response to the AIDS epidemic, to Medicare and Medicaid changes, to the fight over the “Patients’ Bill of Rights” — and a half-dozen major reform fights, including the introduction of the Affordable Care Act and the efforts to repeal it. In honor of the occasion, Rovner invited two of her longtime sources to chat about what has — and has not — changed in health policy over the past four decades.

Why This Matters

Email Sign-Up to KFF Health News free Morning Briefing. Your Email Address Click to open the transcript Transcript: 40 Years of Health Policy [Editor’s note: This transcript was generated using both transcription software and a human’s light touch. It has been edited for style and clarity.

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Key Takeaways

• ] Julie Rovner: Hello from KFF Health News and WAMU Public Radio in Washington, D.
• I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News.
• Usually we’re joined the best reporters covering Washington, but today we’re bringing you something special.
• We’re taping this episode on Friday, Feb.

The Bottom Line

I have two special guests today, who I will introduce in a moment. But first I’m going to explain why I chose them.

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