Reflections on polarization and compromise limits

Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, joins Howie and Harlan to make sense of the fight over ACA subsidies and reflect on her decades of health policy reporting. Harlan reports on a new wave of breakthroughs in obesity treatment; Howie provides updates on the measles outbreak and a record-setting flu season.

Show notes:

Obesity treatments

"Lilly's triple agonist, retatrutide, delivered weight loss of up to an average of 71.2 lbs along with substantial relief from osteoarthritis pain in first successful Phase 3 trial"

"Arrowhead's gene-silencing drugs cut fat in early obesity studies"

"Novo launches Wegovy weight-loss pill for sale in US"

"Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves"

Julie Rovner

What the Health? podcast

What the Health? podcast: "Time's Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits"

What the Health? podcast: "What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care?"

"Trump wants GOP's flexibility on Hyde Amendment"

Congressional Research Service: The Hyde Amendment

Healthcare.gov: Health Savings Accounts

"Republicans unveil health care plan to counter Democratic effort to extend ACA subsidies"

119th Congress: H.R.1

KFF: "The Impact of H.R. 1 on Two Medicaid Eligibility Rules"

KFF: "Implementation Dates for 2025 Budget Reconciliation Law"

KFF: "Health Care Costs and Affordability"

Flu and Measles

CDC: Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report

"Flu cases, hospitalizations are rising sharply in CT"

Connecticut Department of Public Health: Weekly Respiratory Viral Disease Report

CDC: Measles Cases and Outbreaks

CDC: Vaccination Coverage and Exemptions among Kindergartners

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