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Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now
Episode 237
The Biden administration’s request for billions more in funding to fight covid-19 hit a snag on Capitol Hill this week, as Democrats objected to Repu…
4 years ago
A Health-Heavy State of the Union
Episode 236
President Joe Biden spent a large portion of his first State of the Union address talking about foreign affairs, but he also spent time on an array o…
4 years, 1 month ago
Contemplating a Post-‘Roe’ World
Episode 235
In anticipation of the Supreme Court rolling back abortion rights this year, both Democrats and Republicans are arguing among themselves over how bes…
4 years, 1 month ago
It’s Health Costs, Stupid (2022 Edition)
Episode 234
As the pandemic wanes, for now, the ever-rising cost of health care is again taking center stage.
Meanwhile, a year into the Biden administration, the…
4 years, 1 month ago
FDA Takes Center Stage
Episode 233
Congress is set to start its once-every-five-years review of the law that authorizes user fees to finance the hiring of personnel to speed the FDA re…
4 years, 1 month ago
Paging the HHS Secretary
Episode 232
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is drawing criticism for his hands-off handling of the covid crisis even though the heads of the C…
4 years, 2 months ago
Record ACA Enrollment Puts Pressure on Congress
Episode 231
Temporary subsidies helped boost enrollment under the Affordable Care Act to a record 14.5 million, according to the Department of Health and Human S…
4 years, 2 months ago
Roe v. Wade’s (Possibly Last) Anniversary
Episode 230
Jan. 22 marks the 49th — and very likely last — anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision, Roe v. Wade. The court’s conservative …
4 years, 2 months ago
Dealing With Drug Prices
Episode 229
Medicare officials tentatively plan to restrict the use of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug to only those patients participating in clinical trials, …
4 years, 2 months ago
Contagion Confusion
Episode 228
It’s 2022 and the covid-19 pandemic is still with us, as are congressional efforts to pass President Joe Biden’s big health and social spending bill.…
4 years, 2 months ago