{"id":604231,"date":"2023-02-03T12:51:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/au-revoir-public-health-emergency\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T12:51:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T18:51:09","slug":"au-revoir-public-health-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/au-revoir-public-health-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Revoir, Public Health Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Can&#8217;t see the audio player?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"primary\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"post-1615824\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\tThe Host\t<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><img  >\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The public health emergency in effect since the start of the covid-19 pandemic will end on May 11, the Biden administration announced this week. The end of the so-called PHE will bring about a raft of policy changes affecting patients, health care providers, and states. But Republicans in Congress, along with some Democrats, have been agitating for an end to the \u201cemergency\u201d designation for months.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, despite Republicans\u2019 less-than-stellar showing in the 2022 midterm elections and broad public support for preserving abortion access, anti-abortion groups are pushing for even stronger restrictions on the procedure, arguing that Republicans did poorly because they were not strident enough on abortion issues.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Victoria Knight of Axios, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\tPanelists\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This week the Biden administration announced the covid public health emergency will end in May, terminating many flexibilities the government afforded health care providers during the pandemic to ease the challenges of caring for patients.<\/li>\n<li>Some of the biggest covid-era changes, like the expansion of telehealth and Medicare coverage for the antiviral medication Paxlovid, have already been extended by Congress. Lawmakers have also set a separate timetable for the end of the Medicaid coverage requirement. Meanwhile, the White House is pushing back on reports that the end of the public health emergency will also mean the end of free vaccines, testing, and treatments.<\/li>\n<li>A new KFF poll shows widespread public confusion over medication abortion, with many respondents saying they are unsure whether the abortion pill is legal in their state and how to access it. Advocates say medication abortion, which accounts for about half of abortions nationwide, is the procedure\u2019s future, and state laws regarding its use are changing often.<\/li>\n<li>On abortion politics, the Republican National Committee passed a resolution urging candidates to \u201cgo on the offense\u201d in 2024 and push stricter abortion laws. Abortion opponents were unhappy that Republican congressional leaders did not push through a federal gestational limit on abortion last year, and the party is signaling a desire to appeal to its conservative base in the presidential election year.<\/li>\n<li>This week, the federal government announced it will audit Medicare Advantage plans for overbilling. But <a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/cms-audits-medicare-advantage-plans-can-keep-hundreds-of-millions-in-federal-overpayments-maybe-more\/\">according to a KHN scoop<\/a>, the government will limit its clawbacks to recent years, allowing many plans to keep the money it overpaid them. Medicare Advantage is poised to enroll the majority of seniors this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also this week, Rovner interviews Hannah Wesolowski of the National Alliance on Mental Illness about how the rollout of the new 988 suicide prevention hotline is going.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, for \u201cextra credit,\u201d the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julie Rovner:<\/strong> Axios\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/02\/01\/republicans-ama-doctors-abortion\">Republicans Break With Another Historical Ally: Doctors<\/a>,\u201d by Caitlin Owens and Victoria Knight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margot Sanger-Katz:<\/strong> The New York Times\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/01\/21\/us\/abortion-ban-exceptions.html\">Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted<\/a>,\u201d by Amy Schoenfeld Walker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Roubein:<\/strong> The Washington Post\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wellness\/2023\/01\/30\/high-priced-drugs-step-insurance-policies\/\">I Wrote About High-Priced Drugs for Years. Then My Toddler Needed One<\/a>,\u201d by Carolyn Y. Johnson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Knight:<\/strong> The New York Times\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/24\/health\/emails-billing-doctors-patients.html\">Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee<\/a>,\u201d by Benjamin Ryan<\/p>\n<p>Also mentioned in this week\u2019s podcast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>KFF\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/womens-health-policy\/poll-finding\/kff-health-tracking-poll-early-2023\/\">KFF Health Tracking Poll: Early 2023 Update on Public Awareness on Abortion and Emergency Contraception<\/a>,\u201d by Grace Sparks, Shannon Schumacher, Marley Presiado, Ashley Kirzinger, and Mollyann Brodie<\/li>\n<li>USA Today\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2023\/01\/30\/biden-proposal-seeks-bolster-obamacares-contraception-coverage\/11149986002\/\">Biden Seeks to Bolster the Affordable Care Act\u2019s No-Cost Contraception Rule<\/a>,\u201d by Ken Alltucker<\/li>\n<li>The National Review\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/should-birth-be-free-to-reduce-abortions\/\">To Reduce Abortions, Should Giving Birth Be Free?\u201d<\/a> by Wesley J. Smith<\/li>\n<li>The New York Times\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/30\/upshot\/medicare-overbilling-biden-rule.html?searchResultPosition=1\">New Medicare Rule Aims to Take Back $4.7 Billion From Insurers<\/a>,\u201d by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz<\/li>\n<li>KHN\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/cms-audits-medicare-advantage-plans-can-keep-hundreds-of-millions-in-federal-overpayments-maybe-more\/\">Government Lets Health Plans That Ripped Off Medicare Keep the Money<\/a>,\u201d by Fred Schulte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\tCredits\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><em>To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/tag\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And subscribe to KHN\u2019s What the Health? on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/kaiser-health-news\/what-the-health\">Stitcher<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/podcast\/podcast-khn-what-the-health-283-covid-public-health-emergency-finale-medicaid-unwinding-february-2-2022\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Zonia Culton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can&#8217;t see the audio player? The Host The public health emergency in effect since the start of the covid-19 pandemic will end on May 11, the Biden administration announced this week. The end of the so-called PHE will bring about a raft of policy changes affecting patients, health care providers, and states. 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