On today’s episode of The Confluence: The state legislature is about to end another session without voting to enact a gift ban; a new study finds Black veterans seeking treatment for COVID-19 at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers were less likely to receive evidence-based treatments than white veterans; and a conversation with U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman. Today’s guests include: Angela Couloumbis, investigative reporter with SpotlightPA; and Dr. Florian Mayr, an assistant professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine.