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The two big ways AI is changing health care
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 22, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsArtificial 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.
For HHS, AI is an inside job
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 21, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsAs 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 agenc...
A look back at abortion policy in 2023 and a look forward to 2024
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 20, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsAbortion 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 i...
Fentanyl’s fatal year in review
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 19, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsFatal 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.
What the USPS is hiding about worker safety
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 18, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsHeat 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 ...
What Biden's new fair price drug policy means
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 15, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe 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 talk...
Congress’ health reform package: Where does it stand?
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 14, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsAs 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 PO...
The future of milestone opioid law
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 13, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsCongress 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.
How the coming mining boom could upend local health care
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 12, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsMining 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 hea...
Why Congress is deadlocked over PEPFAR
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 11, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsCongressional 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.
Some drug patents in the Biden administration's crosshairs
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 08, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe 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 ...
Who’s calling the shots on health care policy now?
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 07, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsLouisiana 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 Ollste...
Dr. Google’s legislative test
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 06, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsGoogle 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...
Repeal-and-replace redux
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 05, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe 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)
Sickle cell gene-editing treatment poised for FDA approval
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 04, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe 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...
Trump reignites Affordable Care Act battle
POLITICO's Pulse Check - December 01, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsFormer 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 potenti...
The changing face of primary care
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 30, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsDemocrats 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’s virus outbreak: Seasonal return or new threat?
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 29, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsChina 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 ...
Medicare Advantage plans on the rise, and under scrutiny
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 28, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsBipartisan 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.
Organ transplant reforms stalled by lack of funding
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 27, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsPresident 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.
Why the forecast is cloudy for year-end health legislation
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 22, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe recent short-term government funding agreement has likely closed the door on typical year-end omnibus spending packages that could have advanced health priorities. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO health care reporter David Lim about the dim prospects for passing health policies...
A clear and present danger
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 21, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe latest Lancet Countdown report details the dire consequences of rising temperatures and increasing energy emissions. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO EU health care reporter Ashleigh Furlong about the potential catastrophic threats climate change poses to human health.
More infant RSV shots sent as winter nears
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 20, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe CDC announced last week that over 77,000 additional doses of a monoclonal antibody shot protecting infants from severe RSV are being distributed to providers amid ongoing shortages. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO health care reporter Chelsea Cirruzzo about the extra doses arriving as t...
U.K. approves world’s first gene-editing therapy
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 17, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIn a global first, the United Kingdom has approved a gene-editing treatment for some rare blood diseases that may receive U.S. approval next month. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO Europe health care reporter Carlo Martuscelli about the U.K. decision.
Health policy fixes in flux without year-end omnibus spending bill
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 16, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe lack of a year-end omnibus spending bill creates uncertainty for health industry groups seeking 11th hour fixes on Medicare physician payment cuts. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO health care reporter Robert King about possible backup plans for the groups or fixes potentially ...
Connecticut’s solution to covering pricey weight-loss drugs
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 15, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe high cost of weight-loss drugs has states trying to figure out how their employee health plans can afford to cover them. Host Lauren Gardner talks with POLITICO health care reporter Kelly Hooper about Connecticut’s approach, which ties health plan coverage to lifestyle programs, and whether t...
Will Florida be the exception for abortion-rights supporters?
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 14, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsOrganizers behind an abortion-rights initiative have yet to gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in the Sunshine State. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO policy reporter Arek Sarkissian about the challenges facing the campaign.
GOP seeks 95 percent cut to Trumps AIDS program
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 13, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsFour years ago, President Donald Trump convinced Congress to commit millions in funding toward ending AIDS. But House Republicans plan to vote this week to cut most of the funding. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO's Evan Peng about what's behind this dramatic change in Republican support.
Voters have their say on abortion restrictions
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 10, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsSupport for abortion rights cuts across party lines, doing significantly better with voters than President Joe Biden and other Democrats. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO health care reporter Megan Messerly, who breaks down the results of Tuesday’s elections and what’s ahead for the...
2023 Milken Future of Health summit takeaways
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 09, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsAt the 2023 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit this week, experts agreed AI will revolutionize health care, but lawmakers, regulators and thought leaders warned of the risks around misinformation and data privacy, among others . Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with Politico health care re...
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