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Journalists Zero In on Opioid Settlement Cash, Congress, and the Medicaid Unwinding

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the spending of opioid settlement money with NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Aug. 2. The PBS NewsHour also featured Pattani on July 31 and Aug. 1 as it reported on how the debate around the spending is playing out in North Carolina and Ohio.

KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, discussed congressional health spending deadlines on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Aug. 1 and Medicaid disenrollment on WBUR’s “Here & Now” on Aug. 2.

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Evan Vega

Evan Vega is a national affairs correspondent covering politics, public health, and regional policy across multiple states. His reporting connects statehouse developments to their real-world impact on communities. Evan has covered three presidential cycles and specializes in the intersection of state governance and federal policy.