Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Biden Administration Moving Too Slowly On Bird Flu; Health Care Industry Must Be Less Greedy
The Washington Post: Biden Faltered On Bird Flu. Here’s How Trump Can Course-Correct.
Federal health officials over the past year, apparently chastened by accusations of sometimes inflating the risks from covid-19, have too often swung to the opposite extreme, minimizing hazards from the bird flu. (Luciana Borio and Scott Gottlieb, 1/2)
The CT Mirror: Healthcare Reform Must Value People Over Profit
As a medical scribe at an urgent care center in rural Alabama, I witnessed firsthand how the current healthcare system and the insurance industry fails people. Many patients traveled over 45 minutes because their towns lacked primary care services, while others had no insurance or relied on urgent care as their primary provider. (Grace Williams, 1/3)
Stat: The FDA Can Help Solve Clinical AI’s Trust Problem
As 2025 begins, we are living in a Groundhog Day of distrust in clinical AI with potentially disastrous outcomes. (Enes Hosgor and Smit Patel, 1/3)
Houston Chronicle: Should Texas Force Homeless People Into Psychiatric Treatment?
Houston has earned a national reputation for its response to chronic homelessness. Official counts for Houston have shown a decrease in the homeless population since 2020 while it surged nationwide. (12/30)
Houston Chronicle: To Save More Lives, America's Organ Transplant System Needs Reform
With very few organs available and the U.S. transplant system still in its earliest days, I was told my chances of survival were slim. My mother refused to accept this outcome. (Trine Engerbresten, 12/29)
