As House Republicans struggle — again — to decide who will lead them, the clock is ticking on a short-term spending bill that keeps the federal government running only until mid-November.
Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News' weekly health policy news podcast, "What the Health?" A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book "Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z," now in its third edition.
Meanwhile, a major investigation by The Washington Post into why U.S. life expectancy is declining found that the reasons, while many and varied, tend to point to a lesser emphasis on public health here than in many peer nations. Plus, for "extra credit," the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:
Sarah Karlin-Smith: The Wall Street Journal's "Children Are Dying in Ill-Prepared Emergency Rooms Across America," by Liz Essley-Whyte and Melanie Evans.
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