The Trump administration’s swift and sweeping efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is creating chaos across global public health efforts. A doctor working to stop an Ebola outbreak in Uganda reflects on consequences, now and long-term, of America’s abrupt change in policy.
Public Health Emergencies
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What the PHE Taught Us About Sick Leave, Telemedicine and Public Health Powers
A trio of studies help mark the end of the PHE, and recap some of the health policy lessons learned from this unprecedented period.
Posted inInsurance
The Treacherous Transition from Medicaid to Private Insurance
Adrianna McIntyre shares new research on the effect of losing coverage through Medicaid and how long it takes to bounce back.
Posted inInsurance
Why Millions Could Lose Medicaid Next Year
A congressional ban on removing anyone from Medicaid is likely to expire early next year.
Posted inHealth Equity
Presenting The Dose: Asian Americans and the Dual Pandemic
The Commonwealth Fund’s Shanoor Seervai leads a discussion about anti-Asian bias and how the pandemic is affecting the lives of Asians in the U.S.
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No Simple Answers: A COVID Q&A With NYT’S Apoorva Mandavilli
We sit down with one of the top pandemic reporters in the country to answer listener questions.
Posted inHealth Equity
Data and Door Knocking: One City’s Push for Racial Equity in Vaccines
What Chicago can teach the rest of the country about distributing vaccines more equitably.
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Infection Is Not the Only Pandemic Health Risk
Preeti Malani on data showing an increase in ED visit rates for mental health, overdose and violence during the pandemic.
Posted inHealth Technology
Mission Critical
A new federal effort races to virtually deploy critical care providers wherever they’re needed — from COVID hospitals to floods, fires, and even war.
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Summer Concerns
We dig into the latest polling on how voters are feeling about health care and the pandemic.