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Au Revoir, Public Health Emergency

Episode 283

Feb. 2, 2023

The Biden administration this week announced it would let the covid-19 public health emergency lapse on May 11, even as the Republican-led House was voting to immediately eliminate the special authorities of the so-called PHE. Meanwhile, anti-abortion forces are pressuring legislators to both tighten abortion restrictions and pay for every birth in the nation. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Hannah Wesolowski of the National Alliance on Mental Illness about the rollout of the national 988 suicide prevention hotline.

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A still from a CBS News segment shows Dr. Céline Gounder speaking next to an image of hospital workers. Text on the screen reads, "New data shows heart-related deaths spiked in 2020."

KHN On Air

Watch: Covid Increases Risk of Heart Problems, New Data Underlines

Céline Gounder, KHN editor-at-large for public health, discusses new data showing an excess of deaths in 2020 related to heart disease.

Feb. 1, 2023

KHN On Air

Journalists Follow Up on Radon Mine Health Spas, Open Enrollment, and Health Fraud

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Jan. 21, 2023

The ‘KHN Health Minute’ Debuts on CBS News Radio

Launched Jan. 12, the “Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KHN newsroom to the airwaves each week.

Jan. 20, 2023

President Joe Biden, who is sitting at a desk, gives a pen to former President Barack Obama after signing an executive order aimed at strengthening the Affordable Care Act on April 5. Others stand around them, clapping.

Biden Promise Tracker

Numbers Don’t Lie. Biden Kept His Promise on Improving Obamacare.

KHN has teamed up with our partners at PolitiFact to monitor 100 key promises made by Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign — including those surrounding the Affordable Care Act.

By Julie Appleby

Jan. 18, 2023

Rural Seniors Benefit From Pandemic-Driven Remote Fitness Boom

When the pandemic began, senior service agencies hustled to rework health classes to include virtual options for older adults. Now that isolation has ended, virtual classes remain. For seniors in rural areas, those classes have broadened access to supervised physical activity.

By Christina Saint Louis

Jan. 17, 2023

KHN On Air

Journalists Review 2022’s Top Health Stories and the CDC’s Policy on Remote Work

KHN and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Jan. 7, 2023

A digital illustration in pencil and watercolor. A person’s face is half visible, from the nose up, in the center of the image. They cover their ears with their hands, and show an anguished expression. All around them are noise-producing objects. From clockwise starting on the bottom left; a leaf blower, airplane, ambulance siren, car with loud muffler, and an air horn. Jagged lines are animated to look like uncomfortable sound waves coming from all directions.

Lost Sleep and Jangled Nerves: The Rising Onslaught of Noise Harms Mind and Body

Noise pollution is a growing problem that isn’t confined to the ears: It can cause harm throughout the body. California is taking baby steps to address the increasing din from traffic and illegally modified cars, but public health experts urge lawmakers to act more boldly.

By Rachel Bluth

Jan. 5, 2023

COVID-19

Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation

As public health departments work on improving their message, the skepticism and mistrust often reserved for covid-19 vaccines now threaten other public health priorities, including flu shots and childhood vaccines.

By Lauren Sausser

Jan. 4, 2023

Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients

Some rural residents must travel hours for a sexual assault exam. Specialized telehealth services are expanding so they can obtain care closer to home.

By Arielle Zionts

Jan. 3, 2023

Podcast

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Covid Response Coordinator Speaks

In this special episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, talks with host Julie Rovner, KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, about where we are in the pandemic and how we should transition out of the public health emergency. This episode was taped on Dec. 20.

Dec. 22, 2022

A photo shows the front entrance of Stewart Detention Center through a chain-link gate.

COVID-19

‘Caged … For No Fault of Your Own’: Detainees Dread Covid While Awaiting Immigration Hearings

Covid remains a threat for the roughly 30,000 people in the country’s network of immigration facilities. But ICE continues to flout its own pandemic protocols, an extension of the facilities’ poor history of medical care.

By Renuka Rayasam

Dec. 22, 2022

A gloved hand holds a blood agar plate filled with colonies of MRSA bacteria.

Is Legislation to Safeguard Americans Against Superbugs a Boondoggle or Breakthrough?

While supporters cheer the PASTEUR Act as an essential strategy to stem the rise of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, critics call it a multibillion-dollar giveaway to Big Pharma.

By Liz Szabo and Arthur Allen

Dec. 16, 2022

Podcast

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Health Spending? Only Congress Knows

Top negotiators in Congress have agreed to a framework for government spending into next year, but there are details to iron out before a vote — such as the scheduled Medicare payment cuts that have providers worried. Also, the Biden administration reopens its program allowing Americans to request free covid-19 home tests, as hopes for pandemic preparedness measures from Congress dim. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rebecca Adams of KHN join KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Dec. 15, 2022

Much of the CDC Is Working Remotely. That Could Make Changing the Agency Difficult.

Like many U.S. workplaces, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went remote during the pandemic. Most of the agency’s staff members haven’t returned to the office full time, raising concerns about the CDC’s ability to reform itself after recent stumbles.

By Sam Whitehead

Dec. 5, 2022

KHN On Air

Journalists Discuss Medicaid Rules, Opioid Settlement Funds, and the Public Health Workforce

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Dec. 3, 2022

Her Apartment Might Have Put Her Son’s Health at Risk. But ‘I Have Nowhere Else to Go.’

The United States is suffering from a severe shortage of affordable housing. But elected officials have done little to fix a problem that puts many Americans at greater risk for sickness and shortens lives.

By Renuka Rayasam and Fred Clasen-Kelly

Dec. 1, 2022

A New Use for Dating Apps: Chasing STDs

For contact tracers of sexually transmitted diseases, telephones and text messages have become ineffective. Dating apps increasingly are their best bet for informing people of their exposure risks.

By Darius Tahir

Nov. 30, 2022

A man stands at the end of a driveway near a mailbox.

Treating Long Covid Is Rife With Guesswork

With a dearth of evidence on effective treatments for long covid, patients and doctors in 400 clinics around the country still rely on trial and error.

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio

Nov. 22, 2022

Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds

The cash represents an unprecedented opportunity to derail the opioid epidemic, but with countless groups advocating for their share of the pie, the impact could depend heavily on geography and politics.

By Aneri Pattani

Nov. 22, 2022

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