When it comes to health care, this year's presidential campaign is increasingly a matter of which candidate voters choose to believe.
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, with open enrollment approaching for Medicare, the Biden administration dodges a political bullet, avoiding a sharp spike next year in Medicare prescription drug plan premiums. Plus, for "extra credit," the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:
Anna Edney: Bloomberg News' "A Free Drug Experiment Bypasses the US Health System's Secret Fees," by John Tozzi.
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