Podcast appearances and mentions of ben conarck

Public health authorities are closely watching an unusual strain of bird flu that has infected dairy cows in nine states and at least one dairy worker. Meanwhile, another major health system suffers a cyberattack, and Congress is moving to extend the availability of telehealth services. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat join KFF Health News' Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Atul Grover of the Association of American Medical Colleges about its recent analysis showing that graduating medical students are avoiding training in states with abortion bans and major restrictions. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: Julie Rovner: NPR's “Why Writing by Hand Beats Typing for Thinking and Learning,” by Jonathan Lambert.Alice Miranda Ollstein: Time's “‘I Don't Have Faith in Doctors Anymore.' Women Say They Were Pressured Into Long-Term Birth Control,” by Alana Semuels.Rachel Cohrs Zhang: Stat's “After Decades Fighting Big Tobacco, Cliff Douglas Now Leads a Foundation Funded by His Former Adversaries,” by Nicholas Florko.Sandhya Raman: The Baltimore Banner's “People With Severe Mental Illness Are Stuck in Jail. Montgomery County Is the Epicenter of the Problem,” by Ben Conarck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is all about the vaccine rollout in Florida. People have nicknamed it the Vaccine Hungar Games because of the lack of planning that has gone into the rollout. So we have Ben Conarck, a reporter with the Miami Herald, who has been covering Covid 19 since it has appeared in Florida to discuss the state rollout.

On Friday's program, we took a closer look at where things stand with the state’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines - as well as the latest on its distribution efforts - with Ben Conarck , who covers health care for the Miami Herald and Stephanie Colombini , who reports on health care news for WUSF in Tampa. Long-Term Care Facilities and the COVID-19 Vaccin e We also got an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts in long-term care facilities from Veronica Catoe , who is CEO of the Florida Assisted Living Association. White House Coronavirus Task Force Report The last report of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under former President Donald Trump was made public this week. It recommended that Florida shut down bars, restaurants and gyms where mask wearing isn’t being enforced 100 percent of the time, noting that those kinds of businesses remain big vectors of the coronavirus. We closed out the program with a closer look at the report – and lawmakers reactions to it – with

This week we look into the costs of getting tested for COVID-19 and how insurance companies are exploiting Americans with short-term, limited-duration plans. Follow Jigsaw Politics on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @jigsawpolitics As always, you can email us at jigsawpoliticspod@gmail.com SOURCES: "Understanding Short-Term, Limited Duration Health Insurance" by Karen Pollitz, Michelle Long, Ashley Semanskee, and Rabah Kamal https://www.kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/understanding-short-term-limited-duration-health-insurance/ "How Trump Gave Insurance Companies Free Reign to Sell Bad Health Plans" by Dylan Scott https://www.vox.com/2020/6/30/21275498/trump-obamacare-repeal-short-term-health-care-insurance-scam "Most Coronavirus Tests Cost About $100. Why Did One Cost $2,315?" by Sarah Kliff https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/upshot/coronavirus-test-cost-varies-widely.html "A Miami man who flew to China worried he might have coronavirus. He may owe thousands." by Ben Conarck https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article240476806.html Our music is by Joakim Karud https://youtube.com/joakimkarud Jigsaw Politics will be back next Friday.

From leaving an alligator at a gas station to stealing a police car with a police officer inside, Florida man makes national headlines…whether we floridians love or hate it.   So why is Florida the backdrop for so many quirky, humorous, or sometimes downright bizarre headlines? What does this meme really say about our state… and about how we treat some of our most vulnerable residents?  On this episode of Intersection we explore the myth and reality of Florida Man with Tampa Bay Times reporter Craig Pittman, whose books include Oh Florida; How  America’s Weirdest State Influences The Rest Of The Country; Orlando Weekly editor Jessica Bryce Young; and Florida Times Union investigative reporter Ben Conarck. This Memorial Day weekend, people are ...

On the latest Page One Podcast, Times-Union investigative reporter Ben Conarck talks with host Mark Woods about "Work Forced," his report on how unpaid prisoner labor makes up Florida's shadow economy.

Prison-beat reporter Keri Blakinger and former prison union chief Lance Lowry compare notes with Florida Times-Union reporter Ben Conarck. They delve into commissary complaints, video visitation and such in the Sunshine State and see how things there stack up against what’s going on in the prisons of the Lone Star State.  Support the show.

Times-Union reporters Andrew Pantazi and Ben Conarck discuss criminal justice reform, from Amendment 4 to a new Department of Corrections secretary, with podcast host Mark Woods.