POLITICO's Pulse Check

Hospitals are seeing a rise in uncompensated care as millions lose Medicaid coverage after redetermination resumed, according to new data. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO health care reporter Ben Leonard about what that could mean for hospitals.

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A growing shortage of primary care physicians paired with an influx of nurse practitioners and physician assistants is rapidly changing who provides Americans health care. Host Kelly Hooper talks with POLITICO reporter Erin Schumaker about what’s driving this shift and what it means for patients. 

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Former president Donald Trump’s zigzagging on abortion policy is causing turmoil within the anti-abortion movement and shaking up the dynamics of the GOP presidential primary. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO reporter Sally Goldenberg about the fallout.

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Host Katherine Ellen Foley and health care reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein discuss key takeaways from POLITICO’s “Transforming Health Care: Site-Neutral Payments & Billing Transparency” live event. 

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YouTube wants to become an authority on medical information. Host Lauren Gardner talks with POLITICO reporter Erin Schumaker about plans by the online video sharing and social media platform to do that.

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The new CDC director is working to regain public confidence in the agency following the Covid-19 pandemic. Host Ben Leonard talks with POLITICO health care reporter Chelsea Cirruzzo about the agency's plans to improve communication and transparency. 

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The Biden administration has proposed new rules aimed at making health insurers comply with a 2008 law requiring them to offer mental health care on the same terms as physical health. Insurers say they’re trying, but workforce shortages stand in the way.

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The former president is among a group of establishment Republicans working to convince anti-abortion groups and conservatives to support reauthorizing the global HIV/AIDS program. Host Alice Miranda Ollstein talks with POLITICO global health care reporter Carmen Paun about the last-ditch effort. 

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The Affordable Care Act created health insurance co-ops to spur competition. Most have been very public failures, but three managed to survive. Host Katherine Ellen Foley talks with POLITICO cannabis editor Paul Demko about the strategies employed by these surviving co-ops and how their example might help improve health care access.

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Deadly heat is expanding across the hottest parts of the globe, and large swaths will face conditions that test the limits of human survival, according to a new study. Host Daniel Payne talks with E&E’s climate science reporter Chelsea Harvey about the study’s implications for policymakers and public health.

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