35: Medicaid Cliff Nears

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