Episode 39: VA Secretary Out, Privatization In?
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie…
What the Health? From KFF Health News
March 29, 201833m 25s
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Show Notes
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss President Trump’s firing of David Shulkin, secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Shulkin’s claim that he was forced out by those who would privatize VA health care for profit. They also discuss state efforts to sidestep rules set out under the Affordable Care Act, both for individual insurance and for Medicaid. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week.
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