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POLITICO Pulse Check delivers the latest news in health care with sharp policy analysis and a dose of real-world perspective. Hear what stories POLITICO's deep bench of Health Care policy reporters are watching and their analysis of the critical issues facing regulators, legislators, and practitioners.
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Artificial intelligence is changing the way doctors practice, but also
how the health care business runs. Host Chelsea Cirruzzo talks with
POLITICO health care reporter Daniel Payne about the ways AI is already
used across the medical landscape and how regulators are responding.
As federal officials scramble to regulate artificial intelligence in
health care, HHS has already become one of the top federal agencies
using the technology. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO health
reporter Chelsea Cirruzzo about some of the 80 implemented or planned
uses of AI by HHS agencies.
Abortion policy changes made since the fall of Roe v. Wade continue to
spur ongoing political turmoil nationwide. Host Lauren Gardner talks
with POLITICO health care reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein about the most
significant developments surrounding abortion this year and what to
expect heading into 2024.
Fatal overdoses of the synthetic opioid have hit record highs in the
U.S. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO global health reporter Carmen
Paun about the devastating impact of the fentanyl epidemic.
Heat is the second-leading cause of injury to postal workers after slips
and falls. Letter carriers are supposed to receive training for dealing
with high temperatures, but the Postal Service acknowledged to E&E News
that it had in some cases falsified training records, reporter Ariel
Wittenberg tells host Kelly Hooper.
The Biden administration announced Thursday that drug companies
receiving research funding from HHS’ emergency response arm, the
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, will have to
commit to a “fair price” – not more than they charge in other countries.
Host Chelsea Cirruzzo talks with POLITICO health care reporter Robert
King about the Biden administration's efforts to curb high prescription
drug prices.
As Congress pursues landmark health reforms, lawmakers must align House
and Senate legislation that includes ensuring transparency from
hospitals, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers and reauthorizing a
law that would expand treatment for opioid use disorders. Host Megan
Messerly talks with POLITICO health care reporter Ben Leonard about the
chances of reconciling the chambers’ competing bills.
Congress has moved to reup treatment for opioid use disorder as the rate
of fatal overdoses remains near record highs in the US. Host Lauren
Gardner talks with POLITICO global health reporter Carmen Paun about the
role of the SUPPORT Act in the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Mining companies offer good jobs with good benefits that can
counterintuitively damage health care access, boosting it for some while
hampering it for others. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO health
care reporter Megan Messerly about the unintended ripple effects of
mining companies' good health benefits plans.
Congressional negotiations to reup the law governing the President's
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief are at an impasse over abortion. Host
Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO global health reporter Carmen Paun
about what's going on and what it means for a program credited with
saving 25 million lives.
The White House says it can use "march-in rights" to seize patents for
certain medicines partly developed with federal funds. Host Katherine
Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO White House Correspondent Adam Cancryn
about how the move could give the president another tool in his effort
to lower drug prices.
Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson's rise to House Speaker and the
departure of some key health care policy aides are shifting power on the
Hill, giving more sway to the priorities of committee chairs and their
senior staffers in the shaping of health care policy in 2024. Host Alice
Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO health care reporter Megan R.
Wilson about the changes.
Google wants to make your phone a "doctor in your pocket" using
artificial intelligence, but lawmakers worry the tech giant and others
are innovating too fast before patient protections are set. Host Lauren
Gardner talks with POLITICO health care reporter Ruth Reader about
artificial intelligence and Washington's drive to regulate.
The Affordable Care Act insures more than 40 million people and is very
popular. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO health care reporter Alice
Miranda Ollstein about why calls by former President Donald Trump to
replace the law could fall on deaf ears. (edited)
The FDA is close to a decision on a landmark one-time gene-editing
treatment for patients with sickle cell disease and another blood
disorder. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO health care reporter
Lauren Gardner about how the therapy works, its safety profile, who will
be eligible for it and the significant challenges around affordability
and access.
Former President Donald Trump is once again calling to repeal the
Affordable Care Act, a move the Biden administration views as a
political gift ahead of the 2024 election. Host Katherine Ellen Foley
talks with POLITICO White House Correspondent Adam Cancryn about Trump’s
comments and the potential political implications.
Democrats and Republicans agree that the primary care system needs an
overhaul. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO health care
reporter Daniel Payne about the push to encourage nurses to take on new
duties.
China is seeing a surge in respiratory infections, especially among
children, but health experts in the U.S. say it’s not a sign of another
pandemic. Host Lauren Gardner talks with POLITICO global health care
reporter Carmen Paun about the current outbreak and why experts say we
shouldn’t be too concerned.
Bipartisan concern is growing on Capitol Hill over reports of care
denials by Medicare Advantage plans through a tool known as prior
authorization. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO health care reporter
Robert King about the increasing congressional scrutiny.
President Joe Biden signed into law an overhaul of the nation's organ
transplant system, the first major reform in 40 years. Host Alice
Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO health care reporter Chelsea
Cirruzzo about how a lack of funding has stalled the effort.
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the goal is for Biden to fail. all u have to do is join right wing groups to understand the extent these people will go to, even risk death, so biden will fail.
Biden proved he is living in an alternative reality when he expected people to get vaccinated so he could meet his goal. the man has done a lot of good. as a senior, I feel so cheated when I see these people who refuse to retire & push back & silence new blood. they are using 1990 tactics to beat a 2021 Trump party. and they think they are 40 & will live forever.
Fauci should be the only person who rates air time anywhere. the rest are lies.
what a bunch of ass holes. they were not racists. people of color, this women on your show makes everything a racists event. get a fucking life Mia. I'm black, get a fucking life.
since day one they were ordered to keep the numbers low. that's why there were no test.