With news blasting from Washington like a firehose, it feels impossible to take it all in — to stay on top of all the changes the Trump administration has been trying to make.
But for health care, one person is probably closer to anyone than to understanding the full picture: KFF Heath News Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rover.
In this episode, Julie helps us see that picture, by telling us two stories:
The first concerns a teeny part of the health care system — an obscure federal agency, one of many that the Trump administration has taken a chainsaw to.
The other is anything but obscure: Possible cuts to Medicaid —which Julie thinks Republicans will actually find very difficult to make.
Plus, reporting from Julie’s KFF Health News colleague Arthur Allen. And a cameo from one of Julie’s beloved corgis.
Check out Julie’s weekly health policy news podcast: What the Health?
Read more from Arthur Allen on cuts to AHRQ in KFF Health News:
What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation’s Health Care Safer
Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People
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