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Howie and Harlan check in on health issues that are in the news—or will be soon. Harlan discusses his work measuring patient outcomes and new avenues of research on long COVID; Howie reports on the perverse effects of private equity investment in specialty healthcare practices and the looming deadline facing state Medicaid programs.  Links: "What we learned about the NFL in the aftermath of Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest" Céline Gounder: "Grant Wahl Was a Loving Husband. I Will Always Protect His Legacy." Harlan Krumholz: "Outcomes Research: Generating Evidence for Best Practice and Policies" Harlan Krumholz: "Real-world Imperative of Outcomes Research" Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy: Outcomes Research "Families First Coronavirus Response Act Medicaid and CHIP Provisions Explained" "Millions Could Lose Medicaid by April as Pandemic Rules Ease" "More Orthopedic Physicians Sell Out to Private Equity Firms, Raising Alarms About Costs and Quality" Harlan Krumholz: "A Decentralized Phase 2 Efficacy and Safety Study of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir in Adult Participants With Long COVID (PAXLC)" Harlan Krumholz: "Long Covid: Understanding Immune, Symptom, and Treatment Experiences Nationwide (LISTEN Study)" Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.