35: Medicaid Cliff Nears

Sep 28, 2021

Karl Ensign, ASTHO’s Vice President for Territorial Support, discusses the potential for Congressional action to approve enhanced financial support for Medicaid services in the U.S. Territories, as a Thursday deadline nears; Dr. Joseph Kanter, Louisiana State Health Officer and Medical Director, makes plans to offer pandemic-related testimony before Congress on Wednesday; ASTHO previews a new episode of the Public Health Review podcast exploring the importance of crisis communications during the pandemic; and we share details of an ASTHO blog article about legislative approaches to PFAS substances.

Hybrid hearing on “Upgrading public health infrastructure: The need to protect, rebuild, and strengthen state and local public health departments.”

ASTHO Blog Article: Regulating and remediating PFAS in states