President Joe Biden is outlining his Health agenda for a potential second term, while Congress rushes to finalize overdue spending bills for the current fiscal year. In Alabama, lawmakers are pushing to reopen fertility clinics despite opposition from abortion opponents. Pharmacy giants CVS and Walgreens have announced plans to begin federally regulated sales of the abortion pill mifepristone.
This week’s panelists on KFF Health News include Julie Rovner, Sarah Karlin-Smith, Alice Miranda Ollstein, and Sandhya Raman. They discuss various health policy issues, including the ongoing budget negotiations in Washington, proposals to address drug prices, changes in CDC’s COVID-19 isolation guidance, distribution of mifepristone by CVS and Walgreens, and the protection of access to in vitro fertilization in Alabama.
Neera Tanden, White House domestic policy adviser, discusses Biden’s health agenda with Julie Rovner in this week’s episode. The panelists also recommend health policy stories for additional reading:
– Julie Rovner: NPR’s “How States Giving Rights to Fetuses Could Set Up a National Case on Abortion” by Regan McCarthy
– Sarah Karlin-Smith: Stat’s “The War on Recovery” by Lev Facher
– Alice Miranda Ollstein: KFF Health News’ “Why Even Public Health Experts Have Limited Insight Into Stopping Gun Violence in America” by Christine Spolar
– Sandhya Raman: The Journal’s “‘My Son Is Not There Anymore’: How Young People With Psychosis Are Falling Through the Cracks” by Órla Ryan
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