Free rapid tests could still take some time
Make Me Smart
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🗓️ 15 January 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Grab your drinks people. Economics on Tap is back (and we’re starting strong)! In our first Friday show of the new year, our hosts take a look at the anticipated response to a new rule that says private insurers will have to cover the cost of at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. With insurers not quite ready to implement the changes, we take a look at what you can do to get those costs covered when the rule goes into effect this weekend. Then, we’ll discuss the impact of a major settlement against the NFL. And as always, we’ll end the show with a another round of our favorite game, Half-Full/Half-Empty!
Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:
- “Insurers Say Saturday Is Too Soon to Meet White House Goals on Rapid Tests” from The New York Times
- DC mandate will require proof of vaccination at bars, venues, Capital One Arena from The Washington Post
- “GOP lawmakers pressure DC to ditch indoor vaccine mandate despite Omicron wave” from Business Insider
- “‘We just slew the dragon’: Lawyers analyze St. Louis’ NFL settlement” from St. Louis Today
- “How long will it take to get my tax refund?” from The Washington Post
- “CES awards honor “femtech” solutions in women’s health” from Marketplace
- “Can inflation be a marketing opportunity?” from Marketplace
- “Fan sues Giants, Jets for $6 billion demanding both teams leave New Jersey and play home games in New York” from CBS Sports
- “Canadian border vaccine mandate might worsen trucker shortage” from Marketplace
- “We Have Come Full Circle On Novak Djokovic’s Visa” from Defector
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Marketplace fan, Kimberly here. |
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| 0:39.1 | Ready begin. |
| 0:40.1 | Oh, look it worked. |
| 0:42.6 | I said it and it worked. |
| 0:43.6 | It did. |
| 0:44.6 | It's like magic. |
| 0:45.6 | I do have some power. |
| 0:47.8 | Hey everybody, I'm Kai. |
| 0:48.8 | I risked out welcome back to make me smart. |
| 0:51.3 | Making today make sense is what this podcast does. |
| 0:55.0 | Huh. |
| 0:56.0 | Well, and it reveals your magic. |
| 0:58.0 | I'm completely out of it. |
| 0:59.8 | It's Friday, which around here means happy hour Friday. |
| 1:05.8 | As we like to call it economics on tap, thank you so much for, I guess we're not live streaming |
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