Listen: Pandemic Shifts Health Care And It May Be Hard To Get Genie Back In Bottle

June 17, 2020

Julie Rovner, KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, on Wednesday joined Jeremy Hobson, the host of “Here & Now,” a show produced by NPR and WBUR. They discussed key changes in health care delivery triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, including the increased use of telemedicine; fears of increased consolidation, as small private medical practices face revenue shortfalls; financial strain among some hospitals; and the pressure to return drug manufacturing to the U.S.

You can hear the conversation and also read Rovner’s HealthBent column on the subject.

Copy And Paste To Republish This Story

Listen: Pandemic Shifts Health Care And It May Be Hard To Get Genie Back In Bottle

June 17, 2020

Article HTML

<h1>Listen: Pandemic Shifts Health Care And It May Be Hard To Get Genie Back In Bottle</h1>
<p>Julie Rovner, KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, <a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/06/17/pandemic-reshaping-health-care">on Wednesday joined Jeremy Hobson</a>, the host of “Here & Now,” a show produced by NPR and WBUR. They discussed key changes in health care delivery triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, including the increased use of telemedicine; fears of increased consolidation, as small private medical practices face revenue shortfalls; financial strain among some hospitals; and the pressure to return drug manufacturing to the U.S.</p>
	<iframe 
 title="Listen: Pandemic Shifts Health Care And It May Be Hard To Get Genie Back In Bottle" aria-label="Podcast title: Listen: Pandemic Shifts Health Care And It May Be Hard To Get Genie Back In Bottle"
		id="wpcom-iframe-f10cb9847fcb7ad7970fcc371f318002"
		width="100%"
		height="124"
		src="https://embeds.kff.org/protected-iframe/f10cb9847fcb7ad7970fcc371f318002"
		scrolling=""
		frameborder="0"
		class="wpcom-protected-iframe"
		>
	</iframe>
	<script type="text/javascript">
		( function() {
			var func = function() {
				var iframe = document.getElementById('wpcom-iframe-f10cb9847fcb7ad7970fcc371f318002')
				if ( iframe ) {
					iframe.onload = function() {
						iframe.contentWindow.postMessage( {
							'msg_type': 'poll_size',
							'frame_id': 'wpcom-iframe-f10cb9847fcb7ad7970fcc371f318002'
						}, "https:\/\/embeds.kff.org" );
					}
				}

// Autosize iframe
				var funcSizeResponse = function( e ) {

var origin = document.createElement( 'a' );
					origin.href = e.origin;

// Verify message origin
					if ( 'embeds.kff.org' !== origin.host )
						return;

// Verify message is in a format we expect
					if ( 'object' !== typeof e.data || undefined === e.data.msg_type )
						return;

switch ( e.data.msg_type ) {
						case 'poll_size:response':
							var iframe = document.getElementById( e.data._request.frame_id );

if ( iframe && '' === iframe.width )
								iframe.width = '100%';
							if ( iframe && '' === iframe.height )
								iframe.height = parseInt( e.data.height );

return;
						default:
							return;
					}
				}

if ( 'function' === typeof window.addEventListener ) {
					window.addEventListener( 'message', funcSizeResponse, false );
				} else if ( 'function' === typeof window.attachEvent ) {
					window.attachEvent( 'onmessage', funcSizeResponse );
				}
			}
			if (document.readyState === 'complete') { func.apply(); /* compat for infinite scroll */ }
			else if ( document.addEventListener ) { document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', func, false ); }
			else if ( document.attachEvent ) { document.attachEvent( 'onreadystatechange', func ); }
		} )();
		</script>
	
<p>You can <a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/06/17/pandemic-reshaping-health-care">hear the conversation</a> and also read <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/rapid-changes-to-health-system-spurred-by-covid-might-be-here-to-stay/">Rovner’s HealthBent column</a> on the subject.</p>

We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here’s what we ask:

You must credit us as the original publisher, with a hyperlink to our kffhealthnews.org site. If possible, please include the original author(s) and KFF Health News” in the byline. Please preserve the hyperlinks in the story.

Have questions? Let us know at KHNHelp@kff.org