Hi friends! Happy Friday. I’m sending love to my friends in Texas and surrounding areas who have been affected by the extreme weather and storms. If you’re looking for ways to help, check out this post. Our week was pretty low-key. The Pilot made it back after his flights were canceled for weather, and I’m… Read More: Friday Faves »
On New Year’s Eve, journalist Nadav Eyal tweeted out a scene from a neighborhood in Tel Aviv: Health clinic workers giving COVID-19 vaccinations found themselves left with a few extra doses when a pizza delivery guy went by. “Guy with the pizza, come here,” one of the workers yelled out. He got a vaccine. “That,”… Read More: Vaccination nation »
Marilyn Bartlett might be the closest thing health policy has to a folk hero. A certified public accountant who barely tops 5 feet, Bartlett bears zero resemblance to Paul Bunyan. But she did take an ax to Montana’s hospital prices in 2016, stopping the state’s employee health plan from bleeding money. “Marilyn is not a… Read More: Montana’s Health Policy MVP Takes Her Playbook on the Road »
Prioritizing teachers in Covid vaccine distribution will continue to be a challenge until more doses are readily available, Andy Slavitt, senior advisor to the White House Covid-19 Response Team, said Wednesday. President Joe Biden has made reopening the nation’s schools for in-person instruction one of his top priorities. On Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More: Prioritizing teacher vaccinations will be a challenge until shortage is… »