What the Health? From KFF Health News

Julie Rovner

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Booking Overview

A weekly health policy news panel focused on U.S. healthcare and Washington politics, typically featuring senior journalists from major national outlets alongside policymakers and health-sector experts. Agencies could credibly pitch experienced health policy reporters, public health researchers, healthcare organization leaders, and government officials with direct policy expertise; booking difficulty is high because the show regularly features prominent journalists and senior public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 463

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 37.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

news-web@kff.org

whatthehealth@kff.org

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Host

Julie Rovner - Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News and a health policy journalist covering national healthcare policy and politics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior health policy journalists, public health researchers, healthcare organization leaders, elected officials, and policy experts with direct knowledge of U.S. healthcare legislation or program administration
Required Achievements:  
Senior correspondent or reporter roles at major national news organizations, Leadership of healthcare, public health, or healthcare purchaser organizations, Elected office or senior committee leadership related to healthcare policy, Published policy research or authoritative reporting on major healthcare issues

Recent Guest Discussions

Bill Cassidy - Healthcare Policy And Proposed Approaches To Fixing The U.s. Health System

Joanne Kenen - Food Assistance, Medicaid Cuts, And Federal Health Policy

Alice Miranda Ollstein - Food Assistance, Medicaid Cuts, And Federal Health Policy

Margot Sanger-Katz - Food Assistance, Medicaid Cuts, And Federal Health Policy

Elizabeth Mitchell - Healthcare Policy And Approaches To Improving The U.s. Health System

Recent Topics

Health Policy, Medicaid, Healthcare, Public Health, Legislation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What the Health? From KFF Health News
:

The Return of ‘Medicare for All’

August 06, 2026

Michigan voters this week chose former Detroit public health director Abdul El-Sayed as the Democratic nominee for the state’s open Senate seat. El-Sayed has made “Medicare for All” a major part of his campaign and further elevated the issue. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Amanda Seitz of KFF Health News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also this week, as part ...

The Politics of Grant Cuts

July 30, 2026

The revelation in court documents that the Trump administration used politics alone to decide which grants to fund and which to cancel has provoked surprisingly little outcry from Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Republicans renewed their campaign against Anthony Fauci’s handling of covid. Liz Essley Whyte of The Wall Street Journal, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Bloomberg News, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Visit our website for a transc...

A Shrinking Safety Net

July 23, 2026

A new report finds that participation in the federal food stamp program is down far more than was predicted when the Republican-led Congress approved cuts in 2025. That portends a similar fate for Medicaid, as states ready comparable changes. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this we...

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