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Julie Rovner
KFF Health News Chief Washington Correspondent
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Julie Rovner, the Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow, is Chief Washington Correspondent. She joined KHN after 16 years as health policy correspondent for NPR, where she helped lead the network’s coverage of the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act. A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book Health Care Politics and Policy A-Z, now in its third edition. In 2005, she was awarded the National Press Foundation’s Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for distinguished reporting of Congress. Prior to NPR, Julie covered health policy for National Journal’s Congress Daily and for Congressional Quarterly, among other organizations.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Julie Rovner
- A GOP talking point suggests birth control is not at risk. Evidence suggests otherwise. August 4, 2022
- Azar says federal law had preexisting conditions covered before ACA. Not so much. July 14, 2020
- Did the Affordable Care Act create preexisting condition protections for people in employer plans? May 21, 2019
Latest Stories by Julie Rovner
- Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
- United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
- Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
- What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
- A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
- PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
- Harris, once Biden’s voice on abortion, would take an outspoken approach to health July 21, 2024
- What would a second Donald Trump presidency look like for health care? We explore. January 16, 2024
- What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down? September 28, 2023
- With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws January 23, 2023
- Three things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong August 5, 2022
- Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade June 27, 2022
- Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak May 3, 2022
- Supreme Court declines to overturn ACA, again June 17, 2021
- Democrats could undo Trump policies faster, but they’re not. Why? March 29, 2021
- What to know as the ACA yet again heads to the Supreme Court November 9, 2020