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When the lame-duck Congress returns to Washington after Election Day, it’ll face an extended checklist of well being gadgets needing consideration earlier than the top of the yr, together with setting general spending for well being applications and averting a sequence of Medicare fee cuts to well being care suppliers.
In the meantime, in California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a first-in-the-nation invoice geared toward curbing covid-19 misinformation and disinformation by docs.
This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN; Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Name; Jessie Hellmann, additionally of CQ Roll Name; and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN.
Among the many takeaways from this week’s episode:
- When congressional lawmakers left city final week for a month of campaigning earlier than the midterm elections, they agreed to fund the federal government — however solely till mid-December. The election outcomes could affect whether or not they attain agreements on funding for the complete fiscal yr after they come again.
- Key Democratic members of the Home have pledged to jettison the so-called Hyde Modification from any spending payments, however clearly these efforts don’t have sufficient help to get by way of the Senate. The Hyde Modification, named for Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Unwell.), who died in 2007, bans federal funds from getting used for many abortions.
- Among the many funding points nonetheless to be settled by lawmakers is whether or not they may proceed sure applications begun through the pandemic, comparable to permitting Medicare to cowl telehealth providers and whether or not enhanced Medicaid will proceed for U.S. territories.
- Additionally nonetheless awaiting a call by Congress is a bipartisan effort to enhance psychological well being providers.
- In response to a few of the uncommon remedies and theories that emerged surrounding covid, California has enacted a legislation that might convey extra self-discipline for docs who knowingly unfold disinformation on to sufferers. They are often reprimanded by the state medical board.
- The problem of abortion is heating up in campaigns across the nation, particularly amongst Democrats working for Congress, governor, or lawyer normal. Republicans, then again, are enjoying down the problem whereas they attempt to emphasize financial and immigration points.
- A brand new report from Ohio officers factors to the surprisingly excessive variety of women and younger teenagers looking for abortions. The state well being division reported that amongst 538 youngsters age 17 and youthful who bought abortions in Ohio final yr, 57 have been underneath 15.
Additionally this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Sam Whitehead, who reported and wrote the most recent KHN-NPR “Invoice of the Month” episode a couple of household who tried to make use of pressing care to save cash however ended up with an enormous emergency room invoice, anyway. You probably have an outrageous or monumental medical invoice you’d prefer to share with us, you are able to do that right here.
Plus, for additional credit score, the panelists suggest their favourite well being coverage tales of the week they suppose you must learn, too:
Julie Rovner: NPR’s “The Ice Bucket Problem Wasn’t Only for Social Media. It Helped Fund a New ALS Drug,” by Wynne Davis
Sandhya Raman: Mountain State Highlight’s “As WV Officers Tout Small Reductions in Drug Overdose Deaths, Epidemic Stays at Disaster Ranges,” by Allen Siegler
Jessie Hellmann: KHN’s “Extreme Sleep Apnea Analysis Panics Reporter Till He Finds a Easy, No-Value Answer,” by Jay Hancock
Mary Agnes Carey: The Washington Publish’s “Seniors Are Caught Dwelling Alone as Well being Aides Flee for Greater-Paying Jobs,” by Christopher Rowland
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