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Finding a doula in New York just got easier
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 08, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsDoulas — birthing experts who provide nonmedical support during pregnancy and childbirth — have been shown to improve health outcomes and combat racial inequities in maternal mortality and morbidity. New York just passed legislation to increase access to doulas. Host Ruth Reader talks with POLITI...
CDC panel recommends changing infection-control guidelines
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 07, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe CDC’s advisers on infection control are proposing updates to 16-year-old guidance on how doctors can limit transmission of viral infections in health care facilities. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO health care reporter Chelsea Cirruzzo about what’s ahead for the proposed changes.
Notable change in NY's approach to overdose prevention funding
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 06, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsGov. Kathy Hochul now opposes state funding for new overdose-prevention centers, despite an advisory board's recommendations. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO health care reporter Maya Kaufman about the governor's shifting stance.
Transparency concerns at drug pricing patient sessions
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 03, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsCMS is holding public listening sessions on Medicare price negotiations for the first 10 drugs selected, but reporting uncovered concerns patient advocates and the pharma industry have over transparency and potential conflicts of interest from some speakers. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO h...
The ACA's open enrollment began this week: Here's what's new
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 02, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe 2024 Affordable Care Act open enrollment period started Wednesday, with changes such as higher premiums and different plan choices. Federal, and in some cases state, subsidies are expected to shield most enrollees from cost hikes. Host Evan Peng talks with POLITICO health care reporter Kelly ...
Coming to terms with AI’s future role in health care
POLITICO's Pulse Check - November 01, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsArtificial intelligence is working its way into health care. But, so far, government agencies have done little to regulate its use, potentially putting patients at risk for misdiagnoses, bias and privacy violations. Host Lauren Gardner talks with POLITICO health care reporter Daniel Payne about t...
The future is here: AI in health care
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 31, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsA Biden administration executive order directs HHS to develop guidelines and oversight for the use of AI in health care. Host Chelsea Cirruzzo talks with POLITICO health care reporter Ben Leonard about what the order means for the sector.
Abortion on the ballot: What the Ohio vote means
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 30, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsOhio voters will decide next week whether to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights, overriding the current six-week ban. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO Morning Score author Madison Fernandez about what's at stake.
Congress debates Biden’s nursing home staffing rules
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 27, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsCongress took up new rules from the Biden administration that set minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing this week, members debated whether more staff would help care for patients or make it impossible for the businesses to stay afloat...
Bernie Sanders' failed fight to lower drug prices in 2023
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 26, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsSen. Bernie Sanders sought Democratic support for more action on lowering drug prices this year before he advanced President Joe Biden's pick to lead the NIH. It didn't work. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO health care reporter Erin Schumaker about why Sanders' "no" vote on advanc...
How CDC Director Mandy Cohen is kicking off a new era
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 25, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe CDC has a new leader who’s working to regain the public’s trust in the sometimes-beleaguered agency. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO health care reporter Chelsea Cirruzzo, who caught up with CDC Director Mandy Cohen to discuss her national “trust” tour and her plans for the age...
Why some states want more power over Medicare Advantage plans.
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 24, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsSome state insurance commissioners want Congress to restore their authority to regulate Medicare Advantage marketing. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO health care reporter Robert King about what they want and why.
Congress not acting on the opioid epidemic
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 23, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe U.S. drug overdose crisis is out of control. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with Carmen Paun about why Washington’s efforts are failing.
Why experts are criticizing FDA's approach to some neurological drugs
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 20, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsSome experts fear the FDA's accelerated approval process for neurological disease treatments greenlights clinically promising but unproven drugs that can result in giving patients false hope. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO health care reporter Katherine Ellen Foley about how the FDA is bal...
Why and how CMS is 'reining in' Medicare Advantage ads
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 19, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsFor the first time, CMS is screening Medicare Advantage plan TV ads before they air, blocking hundreds of them over what the agency calls misleading information and unsubstantiated claims. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO health care reporter Robert King about the impact of CMS pol...
How Bidens’ insurer transparency rules hinder shopping around
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 18, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe Biden administration’s health care price transparency rules were meant to help employers get better deals from insurers. But, so far, the data’s quality has been so poor that they can’t use it. Host Lauren Gardner talks with POLITICO health care reporter Kelly Hooper about how the unclear dat...
House speaker chaos, or not …
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 17, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsHealth care policy is at the center of some congressional hearings this week. Host Megan R. Wilson talks with reporter Ben Leonard about how health care issues figure into upcoming action on Capitol Hill.
Biden’s NIH pick finally gets her confirmation hearing
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 16, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsAfter months of delay, senators on the HELP Committee on Wednesday will vet President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health: Dr. Monica Bertagnolli. Host Daniel Payne talks with POLITICO health care reporter Erin Schumaker about the reasons for the delay and what to expect at...
What's behind Rep. McCaul's anti-fentanyl push?
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 13, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsRep. Michael McCaul's (R-Texas) has seen the fentanyl crisis up close, whichdrives his push for bipartisan legislation against opioid trafficking. Host Daniel Payne talks with POLITICO global health reporter Carmen Paun about McCaul's attempts to build support.
Impact of Ohio’s vote on abortion rights
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 12, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsIn four weeks, voters in Ohio will decide whether to add abortion protections into the state constitution. Host Lauren Gardner talks with Alice Miranda Ollstein about why anti-abortion groups are pinning their hopes on the Buckeye State.
Sorting fact from fiction about Europe’s view of gender-affirming care
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 11, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsMany Republicans in the U.S. point to European policies when pushing to restrict gender-affirming care for minors, but the view on the other side of The Atlantic is more nuanced than portrayed. Host Kelly Hooper talks with Kaja Klapsa, a former POLITICO fellow and a reporter for the German newspa...
Hospitals targeted in Congress’ search for cost savings
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 10, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsLawmakers have proposed legislation that could cost hospitals billions. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO reporter Megan R. Wilson about what’s in the bills and why hospitals, despite their clout on Capitol Hill, are facing a tough fight.
The tuberculosis spike in NYC
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 06, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe number of cases in The Big Apple is on pace to hit the city's highest levels in more than a decade. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO New York health care reporter Maya Kaufman about the rise in infections and the implications.
Inside the Kaiser Permanente strike
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 05, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsA 3-day strike by nearly 75,000 nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington state began Wednesday. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO’s labor reporter Nick Niedzwiadek...
Medicare kicks off its drug price negotiations with patient input
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 04, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is about to embark on monumental drug price negotiations, and one of its first steps will be to host patient listening sessions. Host Lauren Gardner talks with POLITICO reporter Robert King about the sessions, designed to gather patient input on the ...
What you need to know about the stopgap spending bill
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 03, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsA continuing resolution will keep the federal government open through Nov. 17. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO reporter Ben Leonard about what happens to health care agencies and programs.
Why a government program meant to save Medicare money actually spent a lot more
POLITICO's Pulse Check - October 02, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe Congressional Budget Office released a report showing that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created under Obamacare to test new ways to pay for health care, will increase federal spending rather than reducing it. In 2010, CBO projected CMMI would reduce spending by $2.8 billio...
Cancer care at a crossroads
POLITICO's Pulse Check - September 29, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsHost Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO health care reporter Daniel Payne about key takeaways from POLITICO’s “Mission Update: Inside the Cancer Moonshot” live event.
Why hasn’t the Biden administration acted on a Trump-era health rule?
POLITICO's Pulse Check - September 28, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe Biden administration has not reversed a Trump-era rule pushing a type of insurance plan that can save employers money but not necessarily employees. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO health care reporter Kelly Hooper about why.
The American Medical Association’s growing rift with Republicans
POLITICO's Pulse Check - September 27, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsThe American Medical Association’s shift on social issues has strained its ties to the GOP, risking influence on health care policy. Host Lauren Gardner talks with POLITICO health care reporter Daniel Payne about the growing divide between the influential doctors group and Republicans.
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