Mifepristone, latest COVID variants, U.S. public health emergency ending with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares what physicians and patients need to know about the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023. Also covering the latest on abortion pill access, XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.9.1 trends, as well as a possible link between conjunctivitis and Arcturus variant. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Covid-19 Emergency Declarations resources available:

✈️ CDC International Travel Guidelines & COVID mandate changes — https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/order-safe-travel.html

🦠 Public Health Emergency Declaration FAQs (HHS) — https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/Pages/phe-qa.aspx

🏥 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Waivers, Flexibilities, and more — https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cms-waivers-flexibilities-and-transition-forward-covid-19-public-health-emergency

🩺 Medicaid, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and CHIP coverage — https://www.medicaid.gov/resources-for-states/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/unwinding-and-returning-regular-operations-after-covid-19/index.html

📑 COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers — https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-19-emergency-declaration-waivers.pdf