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and a former health commissioner here in Baltimore.

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Hi, I'm Lindsay Smith-Rog Rogers, producer of Public Health on Call.

Today, I speak with Jennifer Kates, senior vice president and director of global health and HIV

policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation.

We discuss a recent article co-authored by K's titled, What Happens When COVID-19 Emergency

Declarations End, Implications for Coverage, Costs, and Access.

Let's listen.

Jennifer Kates, thank you so much for joining us.

The federal COVID-19 public health emergency was first declared in January 2020. It's been renewed every 90

days since and is now renewed until January 11, 2023. First, tell us about this declaration and

maybe some of the key flexibilities or allowances that will be implicated when this ends.

Yeah, hi, it's good to be here.

So as you noted, this public health emergency,

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