Category: Public Health

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Biden Health Agenda

President Joe Biden is wasting no time getting to work. On his first day in office, Biden signed a series of executive orders addressing the covid pandemic, promising more to come. But even with Democrats taking the barest majority in the Senate, the new president’s ambitious proposals on covid and other health issues could be in for a rough ride. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read too.

Biden to sign 10 exec orders on pandemic response; variants may drive high infection rate through spring — 6 COVID-19 updates

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Yurts, Igloos and Pop-Up Domes: How Safe Is ‘Outside’ Restaurant Dining This Winter?

All kinds of new structures are popping up to extend the outdoor dining season. Some are safer than others.

After a Decade of Lobbying, ALS Patients Gain Faster Access to Disability Payments

In late December, then-President Donald Trump signed a law that eliminates — only for people with Lou Gehrig’s disease — the required five-month waiting period before benefits begin under the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Gaining SSDI also gives these patients immediate Medicare health coverage.

Racial disparities in death rates common in major US cities, study finds

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2 masks better than one, some experts say

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US to reenter WHO; Biden selects Fauci to lead delegation

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Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 variants in the US, globally — Jan. 20

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Outpatient visits for COVID-19 fall nationwide: 4 CDC updates

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Biden Takes the Reins, Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats

On health care, President Joe Biden made it clear that combating the covid-19 pandemic will be his top priority. “We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,” he said. “We will get through this together.”