With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare

On CBS News 24/7’s Mornings on August twenty-six, KFF Health News editor Céline Gounder highlighted recent fatal measles cases. Two days earlier she fact‑checked Medicare administrator Mehmet Oz’s remarks on vaccines and drug prices on The Daily Report, and also spoke about summer food recalls on The Takeout with Major Garrett. KFF’s Washington correspondent Julie Rovner turned to kindergarten vaccination rates on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show on August twenty‑five, while contributor Mark Kreidler explained how artificial intelligence is being used for Medicaid reenrollment on KVPR’s Central Valley Daily on August twenty‑four. That same afternoon senior correspondent Julie Appleby discussed the state of the Affordable Care Act on Vox’s Today, Explained podcast, and Georgia correspondent Briah Lumpkins outlined why health policy matters in the upcoming elections on WUGA’s Georgia Health Report on August twenty‑one. As the midterm races approach, KFF Health News continues to provide in‑depth coverage of these public‑health issues.

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