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Public well being officers are watching with concern since a pressure of chook flu unfold to dairy cows in no less than 9 states, and to no less than one dairy employee. But within the wake of covid-19, many farmers are loath to let in well being authorities for testing.
Meanwhile, one other massive well being firm — the Catholic hospital chain Ascension — has been focused by a cyberattack, resulting in critical issues at some amenities.
This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call.
Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:
Stumbles within the early response to chook flu bear an uncomfortable resemblance to the early days of covid, together with the troubles defending staff who could possibly be uncovered to the illness. Notably, the Department of Agriculture benefited from tens of millions in covid reduction funds designed to strengthen illness surveillance.
Congress is working to increase protection of telehealth care; the query is, how one can pay for it? Lawmakers seem to have settled on a two-year settlement, although extra on the extension — together with how a lot it should value — stays unknown.
Speaking of telehealth, a brand new report reveals about 20% of medicine abortions are supervised through telehealth care. State-level restrictions are forcing these in want of abortion care to show to choices farther from residence.
And new reporting on Medicaid illuminates the variety of folks falling via the cracks of the federal government well being system for low-income and disabled Americans — together with how insurance coverage firms profit from people’ confusion over whether or not they have Medicaid protection in any respect.
Also this week, Rovner interviews Atul Grover of the Association of American Medical Colleges about its latest evaluation exhibiting that graduating medical college students are avoiding coaching in states with abortion bans and main restrictions.
Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists counsel well being coverage tales they learn this week that they assume you must learn, too:
Julie Rovner: NPR’s “Why Writing by Hand Beats Typing for Thinking and Learning,” by Jonathan Lambert.
Alice Miranda Ollstein: Time’s “‘I Don’t Have Faith in Doctors Anymore.’ Women Say They Were Pressured Into Long-Term Birth Control,” by Alana Semuels.
Rachel Cohrs Zhang: Stat’s “After Decades Fighting Big Tobacco, Cliff Douglas Now Leads a Foundation Funded by His Former Adversaries,” by Nicholas Florko.
Sandhya Raman: The Baltimore Banner’s “People With Severe Mental Illness Are Stuck in Jail. Montgomery County Is the Epicenter of the Problem,” by Ben Conarck.
Also talked about on this week’s podcast:
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