What could Medicaid and COVID-19 vaccine distribution look like under a Biden administration?

<p>The news in 2021 has yet to slow down in the realm of health policy. For one, reports have found that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/nyregion/new-york-vaccine-guidelines.html">unused COVID-19 vaccines are being thrown away</a>, calling into question what to be done about vaccine distribution. In addition, the Trump administration recently <a href="https://www.tn.gov/tenncare/news/2021/1/8/tennessee-medicaid-block-grant-waiver-amendment-approved-by-federal-government.html">approved a Tennessee Medicaid block grant waiver</a>.</p><p>Listen to editors Christopher Fleming and Jessica Bylander discuss the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and what the Biden administration may do with Medicaid block grants and work requirements when entering office.</p><p>Related Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210106.54888/full/">In Its First 100 Days, The Biden Administration Must Restore The Soul Of Medicaid</a> (<em>Health Affairs Blog)</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00931">The Affordable Care Reduced Income Inequality In The US</a> (<em>Health Affairs)</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html">See How The Vaccine Rollout Is Going In Your State</a> (<em>New York Times)</em> </li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey/health-affairs-this-week">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://deezer.com/show/2044382">Deezer</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1542851834">Overcast</a></p>