Helene highlights fragility of IV fluid supply chain

A shortage of IV fluid is forcing hospitals across the country to conserve and even postpone surgeries and procedures after an IV fluid production facility in North Carolina was hit by the devastating floods from Hurricane Helene. It’s vital for hospitals, and the shortage clues us in to some of the economics of health care. Also on the program: what challenges Ulta Beauty faces and where the money from the FDIC comes from.