Journalists Zero In on Certificate of Need ...

What’s Happening

Okay so KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on regional media just to discuss topical stories.

Here’s a collection of their appearances. KFF Health News On Air Journalists Zero In on Certificate of Need Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed gun violence in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on KALW’s Your Call on Dec. (we’re not making this up)

Click here to hear Rayasam on Your Call .

The Details

Read Rayasams Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic , co-reported with Fred Clasen-Kelly. KFF Health News rural health correspondent Andrew Jones discussed the implications of North Carolinas certificate of need law for health care facilities and equipment on Blue Ridge Public Radio on Dec.

Click here to hear Jones on Blue Ridge Public Radio. Read Jones A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025.

Why This Matters

Mired in Bureaucracy, It’s Still a Dirt Field. KFF Health News senior correspondent Julie Apple expiring tax credits are creating uncertainty in Affordable Care Act marketplaces on Wisconsin Public Radios Wisconsin Today on Dec. Click here to hear Appleby on Wisconsin Today .

Health experts are weighing in on what this means for people.

Key Takeaways

• Read Applebys Sticker Shock: Obamacare users Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers .
• KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Georgias Medicaid work requirements on WUGAs The Georgia Health Report on Dec.
• 15 and NPR and WABEs All Things Considered on Dec.
• Click here to hear Whitehead on The Georgia Health Report .

The Bottom Line

Read Whiteheads Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail. ’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky , co-reported with Samantha Liss.

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