Chief Washington Correspondent KFF Health News, Host "What the Health?" podcast/horseperson/corgimomx2/unapologetic Michigan fan.
Julie Rovner
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dogs, but yeah.
news about our newsroom (via, ahem, the NYT): www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...
The government agency tasked with stopping invasive pests has been overrun by invasive pests
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I talked on the radio this am...
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outside of a keynote speech given by an NIH official that was supposed to be JB. the members are top experts and were circulating an editorial from a leading journal. also some history here with trump targeting them over covid grievances iirc
My gift to media reporters ahead of whatever makeover comes next at CBS News is to inform you that the building housing “60 Minutes” is also home to an exhibit where you can enjoy a 3-D virtual reality reenactment of the sinking of the Titanic.
wake up babe the white house is a six flags
OMB is forcing “the Smithsonian to spend congressionally appropriated funding in a way that’s ‘consistent with the FY 2026 President’s Budget’ in order to receive it. The president’s budget differed widely from what Congress ultimately chose to fund.”
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This week on #WTHealth podcast: @sangerkatz.bsky.social, @alicemiranda.bsky.social, and @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social on new Medicaid work rules, politics and grant funds, and fixing the surprise bill mess. Also, the latest #BOTM.
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on this week's #WTHealth podcast: @shefali.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, and Maya Goldman on declining health coverage, Trump anti-fraud efforts, and rx prices, plus @celinegounder.com with the latest on ebola.
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Adult Medicaid enrollees with serious health conditions may not be automatically exempt from new work rules, according to a new regulation from the Trump administration. Meanwhile, the administration ...
Talking with a bunch of health journalists about what I work on, I heard the following phrase come out of my mouth, “Everything’s fucked, that’s why we have cats.”
Julie Rovner
"Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were escorted by police out of the convention center in New Orleans during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research."
When Republicans passed their big budget bill in 2025, they thought the effects of cuts to health programs wouldn’t show up until after the 2026 midterms. They were wrong. Meanwhile, the party is trum...
