Journalists Delve Into Vaccine Mandates and Surprise Billing

California Healthline correspondent Rachel Bluth discussed California’s doomed covid-19 vaccine mandates on iHeartPodcasts “The Daily Dive” on June 7.

Click here to hear Bluth on “The Daily Dive”
Read Bluth’s “Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California’s Covid Vaccine Mandates”

KHN contributing writer Michelle Andrews discussed her recent “Bill of the Month” feature about a surprise bill for a colonoscopy on KMOX on June 3.

Click here to hear Andrews on KMOX
Read Andrews’ “Her First Colonoscopy Cost Her $0. Her Second Cost $2,185. Why?”

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<h1>Journalists Delve Into Vaccine Mandates and Surprise Billing</h1>
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<p>California Healthline correspondent Rachel Bluth discussed California’s doomed covid-19 vaccine mandates on iHeartPodcasts “The Daily Dive” on June 7. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-daily-dive-29220738/episode/schools-struggling-to-meet-mental-health-97998156/">Click here to hear Bluth on “The Daily Dive” </a></li><li>Read Bluth’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-politics-covid-vaccine-mandates-pandemic-fatigue/">Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California’s Covid Vaccine Mandates</a>” </li></ul><p>KHN contributing writer Michelle Andrews discussed her recent “Bill of the Month” feature about a surprise bill for a colonoscopy on KMOX on June 3. </p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/Michelle-Andrews-on-KMOX-STL.mp3">Click here to hear Andrews on KMOX</a></li><li>Read Andrews’ “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/surprise-medical-bill-colonoscopy-screening-versus-diagnosis/">Her First Colonoscopy Cost Her $0. Her Second Cost $2,185. Why?</a>” </li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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