abortion services are, like other health care, a form of health care. it is also a form of commercial and economic activity. enacting wipa will be a substantial improvement in the wake of the unrelenting attacks on reproductive health and rights. the challenges to reproductive health rights and justice in the united states are long-standing and manifold. forced and coerced sterilization. lack of sex education in high schools. criminal prosecutions and sanctions against poor pregnant women. and high maternal mortality are all part of this landscape, and our u.s. history. reproductive justice requires every individual to have the right to make their own decisions about having children, regardless of their circumstances and without interference and criminalization. it is time to enact a women's health protection act by passing this legislation. you will protect the millions of americans from harmful abortion restrictions that infringe on rights, burden health, and trample dignity. thank you very much. chair blumenthal: thank you very much, professor goodma

local public health officials, state public health officials, the epidemiologists, the public health workers that are working tirelessly at all levels to protect our health. they deserve our thanks, our respect as well. frances: the biden administration put enormous emphasis on getting people vaccinated. it was clear early on there would be early adopters and then a slowing of this of the uptake. could you talk about innovative measures the biden administration is looking at or have adopted to reach the people who are sometimes hesitant and i think sometimes hostile to the vaccine? asst. sec. levine: i think it is important to recognize that we have seen progress over the last six or more months under president biden's leadership. there have been administered totally almost 350 million vaccinations. 160 million americans are fully vaccinated. including 80% of seniors, and approximately 69% of adults. but this delta variant is different. and it requires us to be innovative. one thing we are doing is the president has recommended calling on state and local governments to use funding th

health care.jority of americans in polls support the idea of medicare for all. it is frustrating the idea has faded from the public spotlight, because for a lot of people medicare for all is as necessary as ever. thank you. host: let's go to larry, who was calling from illinois on the republican line. larry, good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. i wanted to call and let you know i watched your earlier segment about the olympics and turning their back on the flag or whatever they might want to do. i did not quote, paraphrased what you're caller said on my facebook post this morning. they banned me forever because of that. i have no idea why, when all i was doing is repeating what your callers were saying, and i even said i was listening to c-span, but facebook booted me practically immediately. i am gone. so, i just want to warn everyone out there, if you quote anything or paraphrase anything from c-span that is against facebook's opinions, you may be booted for life, just like i got. i am no

giving lower health care premiums, and protect women's health at home and abroad. president biden's budget builds on that promise. and i thank you for this time. >> i think the chairman is muted. >> pressure to accommodate both institutions today -- >> mister chairman, i believe that you are unmuted -- i mean, you are muted. we did not catch what you said. >> let us try it again. not yet? >> so, without objection, each member will be recognized for four minutes so that we may ensure that they will have the opportunity to inquire before the secretary scheduled to leave. he has to leave the senate this afternoon consistent with committee practices, and both settings, will -- and go in order of seniority, between majority members, i'll begin by recognizing myself. i want to emphasize, a pull down the gavel at 14 minutes, we should extend it. i share the administration's commitment mister secretary, to address coverage gaps for low income people caused by some states who have refused to expand medicaid that you've been imf talked about the need to address this issue. y

i know the health and human service focuses on health disparities. can you describe these programs and their goals and how will you ensure these programs work? >> it's great to see you. i see that those digs look really familiar to me. that office of yours. you've been able to come in and do a phenomenal job as a member of congress. >> somebody left me some nice furniture. by the way, thank you for all your work and trying to make sure our district, it's a tale of two cities in many ways. folks working together in many ways. president biden has spoken about equity and made it clear he wants to see results. to now say we're going to demand results as well from the people and the programs we have at health and human services. one of the things we're doing, a couple of quick examples, the emphasis into dealing with mortality and morbidity. we have access to health care. some communities have women who are dying as a result of their pregnancy. the women who have terrible outcomes and it should surprise no one to know that happens in communities of color.

health and safety standards gone. as a legal and constitutional expert, i can say that this misguided billws would invalida hundreds of constitutionally sound state laws that have been debated, passed and enacted in states c from coast to coast inn effort to protect america's youngest citizens. we're all connected through what mlk described as our inescapable network of mutuality by our duty asks i rights and support and care. care, is a heavily regulated industry because patientnt protections matter, and although abortion is not health .care, this bill would treat it like health care except without the same oversight or patient protections. we know from data and experience that abortionists cannot be trusted withye our well-being. i know this too well. i so wish that the abortion facility that i walked into when i was 19 years old had been regulated by the basic community detections that this congress seeks toto destroy. instead, the abortionists werek free to take advantage of my doctors and my naiveity. they took m

in health care. to ensure the hhs is equitably serving all americans, the budget wants to reduce -- the disproportionately impacts women of color. it builds on the american rescue plans state option to extend medicaid postpartum coverage. funds a range of rural health care programs, it expands their pipeline of rural health providers, and it includes a dramatic funding peace and afghans appropriation for the health services. it invests as well on improving access to viral reproduction and preventative care services through title ten. andnow, to support families -- the budget makes major investments to ensure high quality childcare is affordable for low and middle income -- and to provide high quality pre-k for all three and four-year-olds. we know that our experience as children shapes the adults that we become. supporting childhood leads to success in the future. to address the unprecedented substance abuse disorders, the budget makes historic investments in samsung to support research, prevention,

through the department of public health, we have a behavioral health clinician and a peer health worker, so three team members responding to all of these calls. i'll pause to shielt that the -- highlight that the behavioral health clinician and the health worker were based in community, so it is important to partner with community health organizations to staff that. i'll also note that including a peer health worker in this work is something that's unique to san francisco although many other jurisdictions contemplating similar programs had talked about including peers about this in this work. commissioners, i'm sure you all know about how important it is to integrate peers and individuals with lived experiences into our response and interventions as a system, and so we have already seen how invaluable this is to include individuals with lived experiences, so very grateful to have teams with these people working on this. we also have teams and peers providing linked up and coordinated care for individuals. in terms of vehicle, this is not an ambulance but fire department vehicle that is

of health and -- department of health and human services, secretary becerra. let me extend a warm welcome to you, mr. secretary, and i know i speak on behalf of all members of this committee as we offer that welcome. after nearly a year and a half of devastation, economic uncertainty and loss of more than half a million american lives, we meet today in a moment of renewed optimism as our nation continues to make significant strides in eradicating to covid-19. thanks to president biden's leadership, the diligence of public health officials, health workers and everyday americans, coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths have dropped dramatic clue. this progress is in no -- dramatically. this progress is in no small part due to the vaccine, however, availability is different from vaccine administration, and there's still much more to be done to reduce hesitancy and combat misinformation regarding the vaccine. i'm impressed with the creative steps the administration is taking to encourage americans to get vaccinated as well as the efforts to eliminate barriers such

we're talking about health care. we're talking about essential health care. that women deserve. constitutionally, as a matter of the right to property. and so, let me just conclude, without getting into a debate with my colleague about merits of my mentor, justice blackmun's opinion in roe v. wade, that the right of privacy is now enshrined in our jurisprudence, fortunately. it's a right and vote by some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle in a variety of other contexts, for example, in talking about internet freedom. it's a bright enshrined in a series of well-respected constitutional decisions, planned parenthood, health versus heller said, june medical services versus russo. and it should be upheld in dobbs versus jackson women's health, an organization now before the court. it should be upheld because all of the three most recent justices confirmed sat before us in this building and said that they would follow the principle of -- as justice roberts did in casey. i'm sorry, in whole women's health. even though he said he might differ with the conclusion. the right

you know, in the united states, people can access health care because they can't afford health insurance, even if they have insurance. they are buried in debt after the fact. what happens in something like the current of our hits, a population that's indebted your devastating population has no savings, right? 40 percent of americans before the crisis were reported to not be able to handle a 400 dollar emergency. america's health care crisis has intensified during the pandemic. a tidal wave of labels have meant that as many as 27000000 americans have lost employer provided health insurance. and without that cover a hospital stay to treat clothes. it could cost as much as $73000.00. this is despite a government plan announced in march to cover some close related medical bills. the lack of coordination and the need for medical supplies to keep turning. a profit has led hospitals into bidding war. so if a crucial supplies like p, p e masks, tests, and medical equipment, doctors and nurses warning that critical protective gear is running low. this is a hospital where the health care workers h

digital health is coming. it's coming to every country, but not every country as yet can afford it or can put in place. planet, it's very important but you like you some of the digital tools are not available. so we see that there are some initiatives globally such as connecting every school to the internet which would allow every village to be connected, which would allow every hospital or private health clinic to be connected. and these kinds of digital tools can help the world in this pandemic and then the next one. primary health care can use digital innovations, innovations that are both frugal and innovations that her sophisticated but did you platforms of country will be very important. and then katherine to your point about vaccine hesitancy and have populations response. so martha's comments about cameroon is something that we are hearing from countries all over the world, and it is particularly strong in countries that have not seen vaccine rollout. so the longer we wait as the world, the more the mi

protecting the health of our children is a critical public health and business priority. with the delta variate spreading across the country, widespread vaccination is even more critical. the delta variate is more than half of the circulating virus in the country and is more transmissible than the original. 2-3 times more. we will need to get ahead and stay ahead of the virus by improving our vaccination rate. this will allow us to reopen schools and help employees reliably get back to work. being vaccinated will help our kids safely get back to the things they missed. in person schools, playing with friends, and participating in sports activities. vaccinated individuals have low risk of contracting covid-19 or spreading it to others. by being vaccinated, they add communitywide protection for those unable to get vaccinated. such as younger siblings and other children ineligible. we are hoping to get a safe and effective vaccine for younger children before the year is over. vaccinating our children is more than a way of getting a safely back in school. it is a way to save

health services, relieving serious health related suffering, be a physical, psychological, social, or spiritual. and the agency says it's a global ethical responsibility. but is this ethical responsibility being observed? our health services worldwide providing patients and their families with the right care and services. we'll put that to the chair of the board of directors of the international association for hospice and how you took care. dr. lucas rodro talks to al jazeera ah dr. lucas rod brook chair of the board of directors of the international association for hospice and palliative care. thank you for talking to al jazeera. thank you for having me. look at, let me ask you 1st palliative care is not just a type of medical care for patients living with a serious illness. it's also a philosophy of care. so i want to ask you, what is that overall philosophy? well, 1st of all, it's really patient oriented, so it's not only strict guidelines on symptoms, but it's also about asking people what they really want. because, you know there's a broad range of priorities that patients may h

health. we provide companies large and small with free resources, training and events that help them deliver trusted, fact-based health communications to their employees and encourage their consumers to make informed decisions about covid-19 vaccines. the health action alliance was founded by the ad council, the business round table, the c.d.c. foundation, the beaumont foundation and the robert wood johnson foundation and partner with our team at meteorite. thank you for their leadership. today kicks off a national effort to support working parents who want to get their eligible children vaccinated for covid-19 and other routine immunizations that may have been missed for delayed because of the pandemic. in may, nearly 23 million adolescent children, ages 12 and up, became eligible for covid-19 vaccine. yes, as of today, only three in 10 eligible adolescents are fully vaccinated. with a new school year, just weeks away, the delta variant surging across the nation and many companies struggling

thank you to united health group for making this conversation on strengthening health care accessibilitynd the future of providing care possible. welcome the our audiences on facebook, youtube, twitter the, linked in and on axios.com. you can join the conversation with hashtag axios events. i will be joined by my colleague and senior editor sam baker. we will unpack how the pandemic has shifted the conversation around is access to care from telehealth to evolving hospital operations and take a closer look at care accessibility and the future of providing care. up first is the administrator of the centers for medicare and medicaid services joining us from washington d.c. if welcome, administrator. >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be here with you. >> you have been on the job for about a month now. what have you been spending the most time on so far? >> it's been such a pleasure to be the cms administrator, and what an honor and a privilege. most of my time, i would say, so far has been spent getting to reconnect with the cms staff who are among some of the finest federal employees in this

it's bad for public health. the pandemic reminded us that all workers, especially those in the lower paying front-line roles have unique insight and expertise into customers and business models. when you activate workers as partners, you can build safer workplaces, more engaged and high-performance cultures and orders billion operations. there are things that businesses can take to address health care, but also to address worker health and safety. you could offer paid sick days to all workers, whether they are full-time, part-time, or contractors. this must also include days offer vaccine recovery, and essential protections should be guaranteed to all workers including ppe and social distancing and notifying employees of the voter and contact tracing. the biggest breakdowns are happening with vendors and supply chains. all of this is to say that, to marie's point, we have to take a human resource approach. of people first approach. to how to bring about the echo nominee -- the economic recovery want is to specif

and the health of our loved ones. during the koba 19 pandemic, health misinformation has led people to resist wearing masks and high-risk settings. it's led them to turn down proven treatments and choose not to get vaccinated. this has led to avoidable in this is -- avoidable illnesses and deaths. misinformation has cost us lives. health miss information didn't start with covid-19. what is different now is the speed and scale that which misinformation is spreading. modern technology companies have enabled misinformation to poison our information environment, with little accountability to their users. they've allowed people who intentionally spread misinformation, what we call disinformation, to have an extra ordinary reach. they designed product features, such as like buttons, that reward is for sharing emotionally charged content, not acura content. your algorithms -- their algorithms give us more on what we click on, putting us deeper into a well of misinformation. we need and all of society approach to fight misinf

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like i think health care prices are inelastic. i could have raised that higher and made more profit, which is my primary. and again, no one wants to say, no one's proud of it. but you know, this is a capitalist society, capital system, the capitalist rules. and my investors expect me to back to my profit not to minimize them or go halford with 70 percent, but to go to a 100 percent and immoral increase maybe, but perfectly legal. as part of an investigation into the scandal of unchecked drug prices. martin squarely was summoned to appear before a u. s. congressional committee. what do you say to that stigma? old pregnant women who might have aids? no income. she needs therapy for him in order to survive. but what do you say to her when she has to make that choice? like you said her, on the advice of counsel, i invoke my 5th amendment privilege against self incrimination and respectfully decline answer your question. somebody's been, it's the taxpayers that end up paying for some of them. i know you're smiling, but i'm very serious

health disparities and improve health equity among historically underserved populations at elevated risk. this includes racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural areas. we are training and integrating community health workers into care teams, collaborating with partner organizations to improve vaccine access, and building vaccine confidence among medically under served communities and disproportionately affected populations. as the director of the cdc, it is my priority to get our children back to school for safe, in-person learning. earlier this month, cdc released updated guidance to reflect the latest science on covid-19 and the widespread availability of safe and effective vaccines for those ages 12 and over. we continue to recommend that schools implement layered prevention strategies to protect those who are not fully vaccinated and encourage vaccination for those who are eligible. masks continue to be a critical part of these layered prevention strategies. working together, school administrators and public health workers can carefully consider community tra

anthony fauci from the national institutes of health before the senate health committee. >>> good morning. senate health education, labor and pensions committee will please come to order. today we are holding a hearing on our federal response to the covid-19 pandemic. ranking member burr and i will each have an opening skpimt statement and i will introduce our witnesses. senators will each have five minutes for a round of questions while we are yet unable to have the hearing fully open to the public or media for in-person attendance, live video is available on our committee web site at help.senate.gov and if anyone is in need of accommodations, including closed captioning, please reap out to the committee or the office of congressional accessibility services. we are at a point of great promise and peril in the fight against covid-19. while i am encouraged by the fact that 2/3 of adults in our country have received their first dose of vaccine, i am alarmed by how the rate of vaccination has been slowing and how driven by the delta variant rates of covid-19 cases and deaths are once again o

health misinformation is false, inaccurate, or misleading information about health according to the bestvidence at the time. during this pandemic, health misinformation has led people to resist wearing masks, to turn down proven treatments and in some cases turn to unproven treatments and choose not to get vaccinated. this has led to avoidable illnesses and death. health misinformation has cost us lives. this week, i traveled to new mexico to live with -- to meet with public health leaders across the state. a common thread was their struggles to help their communities navigate information about covid-19. health misinformation has been a problem long before covid. what is different now is the speed and scale at which health misinformation is spreading. if we want to address health misinformation, we will need and all of society response. that is why the advisory has recommendations for everyone. we include recommendations for individuals and families. we are asking people to raise their bar for sharing health misinformation to ensure it is backed by credible, scientific sources. if you ar

i presume i t can health risks, significant long-term health risks are a problem under this standard,y from about us harm bar, that has to be overcome by benefit to have met the public health through june 22 letter, last night the folks at fda sent a letter going -- a new product likely impact on addiction especially among youth, it's critical determining whether allowing tobacco product would be appropriate for the protection to the public health. the letter says one of the issues bearing on your assessment of addiction was the levels of nicotine in thehe finh product. i like to present you with documents jewell produced to our committee during this investigation. icq numbers content exhibits a, b and c c without objection, so entered. kirk, can you please display the next slide? this is a march 2016 jewell document produced as part of their document production on the subcommittee assess this is an internal document from an employee at jewell that says based on feedback from retailers, customer service and social media, many consumers feel 5% nicotine strength is too strong. our curr

the mental health charity mind says the mental health consequences of coronavirus require an immediatense of, like, overwhelming anxiety of being around large groups of people. not everyone is looking forward to restrictions easing. lauren developed anxiety and depression in her teens. just the thought of socialising can be a challenge. i would struggle a lot previously with not, i couldn't leave the door, and the build—up to it was just awful, and i'd sit here and kind of pick holes in myself, and it just all spirals. this is a song that i've been working on. it's called merry go round. like lauren, angelica jane also has anxiety and depression, but found lockdown helpful and life less overwhelming. stepping out of that is causing her worries. it would be nice to be able to actually go out with friends and do nice things, but on the other hand, there is kind of this fear, like i don't really know how it's going to be going back, if i'm starting school again, because i haven't been experiencing that in a while. the government has pledged £500 million towards a mental health recovery pl

health care can be improved with community health workers.d morning. >> good morning, thanks for having me. jesse: tell our viewers what "noble magazine" is and the topics it covers. >> "noble magazine" is seeking to make scientific knowledge more accessible to individuals. it is associated with the annual review publications that tends to have rather dry articles academics rate. but we want opportunity for everybody to read it. it is about science and how it relates to [indiscernible] jesse: so in addition to the more than 600,000 covid casualties we have had so far, did the past 18 months shed additional light on our current health care system, and flaws? miya: absolutely. the u.s. health care system has been tasked, for many years, and i look at the mental health care system, we know we have had workforce issues in health care and mental health for a long time. there is enough -- there is not enough doctors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, to meet the need. covid has made this worse. there is also challenges with finance and insuran

~ . ., mental health? we are learning a lot more _ mental health?t the _ mental health? we are learning a lot more about the mental - a lot more about the mental health. there has really been an explosion in the last ten years on this topic. but unfortunately, it is dwarfed by the amount of research that is conducted into physical injuries in elite sports. we are definitely starting to learn a lot more, but it would be great to see some level of parity in how mental health conditions are treated compared to physical health issues. groups. they could affect any of us in the community so that is things like difficult and adverse life events, having relationship breakdowns, financial pressures, and especially a lack of social support. on the spot side the key risk factors that we know our injury, as well as sometimes being overly perfectionist, and a large one isjust having a drop in performance as well. your organisation developed guidelines which went to the international olympic committee for supporting athletes in their mental health, what is your

that's not the case for dignity health kaiser for sutter health. >> well, they're encouraging health care workers to get vaccinated. they are not require it. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> another big story we're following tonight. health officials in 3 counties are calling in on employers to require vaccinations as a condition of employment. that's because a growing number of new cases of covid infections and hospitalizations have been traced back to people who are not vaccinated in the workplace. grant lodes is here with details. it's like doctor wachter told you guys during your 6 o'clock interview, right. nobody wanted it to come to this and it's not yet a mandate, but we're taking steps towards that certainly and contra costa county is one of the local counties that is in this conversation. the local health officer there said the current surge in cases is being driven by unvaccinated working class adults. mostly in the 20 to 50 ypar-old range. and that is why health officers. they're in contra, costa and san francisco and santa clara counties are now urging employers to consider cov

why have health care workers been so vulnerable? >> i think the doctor would be the better person to answer the question. but let me jump in. i think because transmissions of the virus, it is way too big for us. this makes so many patients come to the hospital. many hospitals are full. when the hospitals are full with covid patients, you can imagine the transmission of the virus inside the hospital. then the number of health workers, the risk of infections of the virus, they are helping in the hospital. they have a risk of infection. we have to note the presence of delta variant. anchor: will more be done to protect health care workers in indonesia? why is the situation so bad? >> almost 90% of our health care workers got the sinovac vaccine six months ago. i cannot say if they analyzed, since the vaccine is decreasing effectiveness in protecting health care workers. it is an important point. this analysis is related to the funding on research not published at. it seems the sinovac vaccine is less effective against the new variant,

whether or not these authorities are handling get such health issues properly. as you know, that they have been accused asians to the has a ministry accusations of corruption and mismanagement, mismanagement. and this is, this is the same reason that lead to there is ignatius of the health minister last april following the, the, the new hopi bit hospital incident that they were had with the latest, from baghdad for the moment. thank you. ok the time to get the latest on the days sport. let's go to though ha and andy thank you so much bother. well, the celebrations show no sign is slowing down in italy from the low of filing to qualify for the last world cup. the national team and now champions of europe for the 2nd time in the history of rainy pools from rock more than half a century. but the jury have finally brought the european championship trophy back to italy rating through rome street. the teams soaked up the adulation of his fellow italian. one of i'm wanted to lay, we want to dedicate our victory to you into the millions of phones in the whole world. whe

the world health organization _ report? the world health organization is _ report?on is really stepping up organization is really stepping up and clarifying what the risks might be for the use of these e cigarettes which are drug delivery devices that really focus on getting people on nicotine.— really focus on getting people on nicotine. the main criticism is focused _ on nicotine. the main criticism is focused on _ on nicotine. the main criticism is focused on the _ on nicotine. the main criticism is focused on the marketing, l is focused on the marketing, things like the sweet flavours of these products, other particularly towards younger people. what is your take on that? absolutely. we understand that? absolutely. we understand that women and children in particular prefer sweet and fruity flavours, so these companies who produce the e cigarettes, they specifically target women and children when they produce strawberry flavours, cool mint, even creme brulee. 50 flavours, cool mint, even creme brulee. , ., , flavours, cool mint, even creme brulee. , , brulee. so

pfas are an urgent public health threat. they're toxic, persistent and being found in the environment across the country. just how common are they? a recent report from the agency for toxic substances and disease registry concluded, and i quote, most people in the u.s. have been exposed to pfas and have pfas in their blood. that finding is pretty astounding. and incredibly concerning to families across the nation. after all, these forever chemicals have long been linked with adverse health effects, including cancer, immune system effects, infertility, impaired child development, high cholesterol and thyroid disease. industry has known about these dangers for decades but we still have no federal protections from pfas in drinking water, no limits on pfas air emissions, no federal cleanup requirements for pfas sites and no limits on dumping pfas into our waterways. we don't even have labeling of pfas ingredients to allow consumers to protect themselves. right now, the environmental protection agency is playing catch up after fo

global health must be a priority for us all. when people are not, when people in good health the world benefits. there are lessons learned from the u.s. that can be shared globally but also their has been extensive research around the world that the united states can learn and benefit from. today we are turning our attention to our subject area of jurisdiction, global health. having a healthy functioning brain affects everybody's ability to participate in the everyday life. this includes making wise decisions, solving problems creatively comebl interacting success with others, , and maintaining emotional balance. the brain changes continuously in line with how we use it to think him interact, learn, feel and imagine. our habits can also contribute to or detract from the brains performance. we all know the brain needs to be engaged in the right of ways to stay at its optimal peak. consistent exercise supports the brain. constant stimulation, taking care of mental health and reducing stress, staying socially engaged and healthy di