Ebola Outbreak Grows as Response Falters

The week’s clearest health emergency was the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where deaths climbed and containment came under strain. A potential emergency treatment emerged, but unpaid responders continued disrupting the response.

Coverage pressure broadened from shrinking ACA enrollment to rising employer cost exposure and proposed double-digit ACA premium increases, tightening pressure on access and affordability. GLP-1 drugs showed a mixed shift toward stronger competition and broader access alongside weak telehealth safeguards and medication errors.