Dr. Meena Seshamani

I think there's an opportunity for the federal government, and I did this when I was at Medicare, to see what is happening on the ground, to see where there are innovative ideas and programs that are working, and then how can we take those and scale those so that more people can benefit from them.

And a way that the federal government does that is both through funding mechanisms and through data surveillance and sharing. And I think a lot of what we are seeing now is disruption in both of those aspects of the federal state partnership where.

And a way that the federal government does that is both through funding mechanisms and through data surveillance and sharing. And I think a lot of what we are seeing now is disruption in both of those aspects of the federal state partnership where.

And a way that the federal government does that is both through funding mechanisms and through data surveillance and sharing. And I think a lot of what we are seeing now is disruption in both of those aspects of the federal state partnership where.

You know, we at the state level are really looking for, you know, innovative ways to continue to improve the health and well-being of our local communities. And that really is that federal-state partnership of having federal funding alongside state funding to be able to support these initiatives. Medicaid is a very good example. Our public health services are a very good example.

You know, we at the state level are really looking for, you know, innovative ways to continue to improve the health and well-being of our local communities. And that really is that federal-state partnership of having federal funding alongside state funding to be able to support these initiatives. Medicaid is a very good example. Our public health services are a very good example.

You know, we at the state level are really looking for, you know, innovative ways to continue to improve the health and well-being of our local communities. And that really is that federal-state partnership of having federal funding alongside state funding to be able to support these initiatives. Medicaid is a very good example. Our public health services are a very good example.

And then there's also that aspect of where we partner with the federal government where something affects not just our state, but the country as a whole. And I'll give you a very tangible example of this. As you and our listeners probably know, the Trump-Vance administration rescinded what's turned the COVID funds. Those are, they're not just for COVID.

And then there's also that aspect of where we partner with the federal government where something affects not just our state, but the country as a whole. And I'll give you a very tangible example of this. As you and our listeners probably know, the Trump-Vance administration rescinded what's turned the COVID funds. Those are, they're not just for COVID.

And then there's also that aspect of where we partner with the federal government where something affects not just our state, but the country as a whole. And I'll give you a very tangible example of this. As you and our listeners probably know, the Trump-Vance administration rescinded what's turned the COVID funds. Those are, they're not just for COVID.

Those are funds for broader public health work that were given and created during the time of the pandemic. So that's why the shorthand is COVID funds, but it's really not for COVID work. It's for laboratory surveillance and more advanced technologies and for public education and outreach and immunization.

Those are funds for broader public health work that were given and created during the time of the pandemic. So that's why the shorthand is COVID funds, but it's really not for COVID work. It's for laboratory surveillance and more advanced technologies and for public education and outreach and immunization.

Those are funds for broader public health work that were given and created during the time of the pandemic. So that's why the shorthand is COVID funds, but it's really not for COVID work. It's for laboratory surveillance and more advanced technologies and for public education and outreach and immunization.

And, you know, we used those funds to invest in some of our public health labs for more advanced molecular testing. That may seem to be a very esoteric science geek term, but here's how it applies. There were people who came down with listeria in Maryland.

And, you know, we used those funds to invest in some of our public health labs for more advanced molecular testing. That may seem to be a very esoteric science geek term, but here's how it applies. There were people who came down with listeria in Maryland.

And, you know, we used those funds to invest in some of our public health labs for more advanced molecular testing. That may seem to be a very esoteric science geek term, but here's how it applies. There were people who came down with listeria in Maryland.

We were able to use these more advanced lab techniques to identify the genetic strain of that listeria between the people who contracted the listeria and liverwurst from boar's head. We then partnered with the federal government to say, hey, we have this going on. Where else are you seeing listeria?

We were able to use these more advanced lab techniques to identify the genetic strain of that listeria between the people who contracted the listeria and liverwurst from boar's head. We then partnered with the federal government to say, hey, we have this going on. Where else are you seeing listeria?

We were able to use these more advanced lab techniques to identify the genetic strain of that listeria between the people who contracted the listeria and liverwurst from boar's head. We then partnered with the federal government to say, hey, we have this going on. Where else are you seeing listeria?

Because a virus or bacteria doesn't say, oh, there's a state boundary, so now I'm not going to cross that state border, right? So we partnered with the CDC to have surveillance tracking across the country And as a result, 200,000 pounds of boar's head liverwurst was recalled. And we managed to stop this outbreak at 60 hospitalizations and 10 deaths before it got worse.