Twice as Likely to Die from COVID (with Dr. Joneigh Khaldun)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Early on in the pandemic, people of color were nearly twice as likely to die from COVID-19. Those health inequities weren’t surprising to Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, who was among the first public health officials in the nation to demand her state of Michigan collect race and ethnicity data on COVID patients. In fact, solving them has been her life’s work. Now the chief health equity officer at CVS Health, Joneigh tells Andy where her passion for improving the health of underserved communities stems from, including her own personal experience being dismissed by doctors, and the tangible ways the health care system can do better.

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Find out what the Biden administration plans to do to address systemic inequities that lead to worse maternal outcomes for Black, Native American, and rural women: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/13/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-additional-actions-in-response-to-vice-president-harriss-call-to-action-on-maternal-health/
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0:00.0	It's CVS Health, they know the women's physical, mental, and sexual health matters.
0:05.0	That's why they're offering new women's health services available nationwide seven days a week.
0:09.0	From heart health, blood pressure, and cholesterol screenings available at miniclinic locations,
0:14.0	to virtual birth control consultations and visits with a board certified provider,
0:18.0	women's health is it an afterthought. It matters.
0:21.0	It's CVS Health. Health here happens together. Learn more at CVSHealth.com.
0:28.0	In the bubbles brought to you by well before, where you can get affordable and high quality medical supplies,
0:34.0	ship straight to your door.
0:36.0	It could sometimes be hard to tell which masks are legitimate, KN95s, and N95s.
0:42.0	But well before, has over 40,000 positive customer reviews, and we're recommended by the New York Times.
0:49.0	They have an extensive selection of masks with different sizes, from kids to larger adults,
0:54.0	as well as a multitude of colors. I've got a bunch of them. We had them tested.
0:59.0	They're really good. So go to well before, that's w-e-l-l-b-e-f-o-r-e.
1:07.0	.com slash in the bubble, or use code in the bubble for an extra 10% off site wide.
1:14.0	.com
1:39.0	Welcome to the bubble. This is your host Andy Slavitt. It's May 4th.
1:44.0	I know there's a Star Wars joke in there somewhere for people.
1:47.0	We have a really great show today. We also have a COVID wave. We're in the midst of.
1:54.0	We also have a Supreme Court case that got leaked. How unusual.
1:59.0	I'll spend a minute on our guest before I talk about what's going on with COVID.
2:04.0	Jane Kaldun is incredible. If you don't know her, she's named one of USA Today's
2:09.0	100 Women of the Year. She was the head of the Department of Health in the state of Michigan.
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