Julie Rovner
@julierovner.bsky.social
Chief Washington Correspondent KFF Health News, Host "What the Health?" podcast/horseperson/corgimomx2/unapologetic Michigan fan.
Hello from Paris, where I am taking a break from the ACA and shutdown mess.
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Hello from Paris, where I am taking a break from the ACA and shutdown mess.
Gorgeous day at the wharf for a festival celebrating the first amendment! Here with my peeps from @wamu885
October 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Gorgeous day at the wharf for a festival celebrating the first amendment! Here with my peeps from @wamu885
Wally says “Aspen isn’t the only one in this family who can win blue ribbons!”
October 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wally says “Aspen isn’t the only one in this family who can win blue ribbons!”
My office assistants having a serious case of the Mondays…
September 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My office assistants having a serious case of the Mondays…
Took a day off from the news to play agility with Aspen the corgi!
September 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Took a day off from the news to play agility with Aspen the corgi!
I asked the PT to please make my broken wrist brace in Michigan colors!
August 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I asked the PT to please make my broken wrist brace in Michigan colors!
Spending this August getting an up close and personal look at out health care system…
August 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Spending this August getting an up close and personal look at out health care system…
This little nugget got her first Open FAST q (and her first qualifiibg run of 2025) on Sunday, beating one of her zippiest corgi pals by a full 4 seconds! Good Aspen!
July 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This little nugget got her first Open FAST q (and her first qualifiibg run of 2025) on Sunday, beating one of her zippiest corgi pals by a full 4 seconds! Good Aspen!
Here in Aspen it’s lovely…
June 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Here in Aspen it’s lovely…
I really am working here at #Aspenideashealth. But I also got up early to go peek at Maroon Bells. Stunning.
June 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I really am working here at #Aspenideashealth. But I also got up early to go peek at Maroon Bells. Stunning.
Here at the conference I named my dog after…
June 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Here at the conference I named my dog after…
Some belated weekend news: Aspen earned her CDSP Open obedience trial in fine fashion. She still needs one more qualifying score for her AKC open obedience title.
June 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Some belated weekend news: Aspen earned her CDSP Open obedience trial in fine fashion. She still needs one more qualifying score for her AKC open obedience title.
I must have been crazy to try to do all this in one weekend - 2 dog events with different dogs plus a horse show. But everyone was great and came home with ribbons! Now I need a nap!
May 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I must have been crazy to try to do all this in one weekend - 2 dog events with different dogs plus a horse show. But everyone was great and came home with ribbons! Now I need a nap!
Not so fast, corgis, says Hopper the horse. I can still deliver in competition, too!
May 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Not so fast, corgis, says Hopper the horse. I can still deliver in competition, too!
13 dogs showed in the Open A obedience class at Oriole Dog Training Club in Baltimore. Only one got a qualifying score. Good girl, Aspen.
May 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
13 dogs showed in the Open A obedience class at Oriole Dog Training Club in Baltimore. Only one got a qualifying score. Good girl, Aspen.
Honestly it was mostly this for them:
May 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Honestly it was mostly this for them:
Happy 5th birthday to my little wild child, Aspen! Still waiting for you to start acting like a grownup
May 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy 5th birthday to my little wild child, Aspen! Still waiting for you to start acting like a grownup
Someone disapproved of my lying in the hammock without her…
May 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Someone disapproved of my lying in the hammock without her…
A little personal news. Good girl, Aspen.
May 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A little personal news. Good girl, Aspen.
Aspen says she will take credit for all of her brother’s winnings!
April 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Aspen says she will take credit for all of her brother’s winnings!
We’ve been busy at the corgi specialty the past 2 days. Anything happen while we were gone?
April 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We’ve been busy at the corgi specialty the past 2 days. Anything happen while we were gone?
Corgi specialty day 1 in the books. Aspen didn’t qualify in her class
But Wally got his first triple q in rally!
But Wally got his first triple q in rally!
April 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Corgi specialty day 1 in the books. Aspen didn’t qualify in her class
But Wally got his first triple q in rally!
But Wally got his first triple q in rally!
Some of the goodies for sale at the corgi show…
April 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Some of the goodies for sale at the corgi show…
Played agility with Aspen all day. No q’s but a day without news is always a relief. Here’s our Almost run…
April 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Played agility with Aspen all day. No q’s but a day without news is always a relief. Here’s our Almost run…
Happy 28th birthday Hopper! Thanks for keeping me sane for the past 2 decades.
March 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy 28th birthday Hopper! Thanks for keeping me sane for the past 2 decades.