{"podcast":{"title":"What the Health? From KFF Health News","slug":"what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-628413","podcast_index_feed_id":628413,"rss_url":"https://whatthehealth.feeds.wamu.org","website_url":"https://kffhealthnews.org/what-the-health/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/14448/images/22fc5dba-0795-4053-9bbc-8fb9eb6623c5/WTH-3000sq_2025.jpg","author":"KFF Health News (News-Web@kff.org)","episode_count":460,"summary":"Join Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, along with top health policy reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico and other media outlets to discuss the latest news and explain what the health is going on here in Washington, D.C.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T06:17:05.825639+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-628413"},"episode":{"title":"In Search of a New FDA Commissioner","slug":"in-search-of-a-new-fda-commissioner","published_at":"2026-05-14T17:26:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-628413/in-search-of-a-new-fda-commissioner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-628413","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_14448_3ae4d859-31fd-4012-8292-c5da1254c838&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fwhatthehealth.feeds.wamu.org","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/14448/3ae4d859-31fd-4012-8292-c5da1254c838/Ep_446_01.mp3","summary":"In one of the most widely expected departures in recent memory, Marty Makary stepped down as head of the FDA this week. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is considering blocking telehealth prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) about health issues before Congress. Visit our website for a transcript of this episode. Plus, for “extra credit” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: Julie Rovner: ProPublica’s “ A Unique Oregon Law Allows It To Block Healthcare Deals. In Five Years, the State Hasn’t Done So Once ,” by Rob Davis. Rachel Cohrs Zhang: The Wall Street Journal’s “ Inside Marty Makary’s Downfall at the FDA ,” by Liz Essley Whyte and Josh Dawsey. Alice Miranda Ollstein: Politico’s “ Lawmakers’ Prescription Data at Risk After Data Breach ,” by Katherine Tully-McManus. Lauren Weber: Stat’s “ Alcohol Is Wreaking Havoc on U.S. Public Health. American Society Looks the Other Way ,” by Lev Facher and Isabella Cueto.","meta_description":"In one of the most widely expected departures in recent memory, Marty Makary stepped down as head of the FDA this week. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2374,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-628413/episodes/in-search-of-a-new-fda-commissioner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-628413/in-search-of-a-new-fda-commissioner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}