For Counties and Clinics, Blue Shield Takeover of Vaccination Task Fixes What Wasn’t Broken
By Rachel Bluth
Rural Mendocino County had finally figured out its vaccination program. But now the community clinics that helped make it happen are changing course as Blue Shield of California takes over the state vaccine program.
It’s Not Just Covid: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on Health Care
By Samantha Young and Rachel Bluth
Those seeking to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Tuesday’s recall election disagree with him on more than mask and vaccine mandates. The conservative candidates tend to favor free-market solutions over Newsom’s expansion of publicly funded health coverage.
Must-Reads Of The Week
By Rachel Bluth
Easy-breezy guest writer Rachel Bluth fills you in on a healthy dose of news from this past week.
Con el fin de las licencias pagas por covid, empleados sienten la presión de ir a la oficina
By Rae Ellen Bichell
Economistas y expertos en salud pública dicen que la licencia por enfermedad paga es una herramienta esencial, tanto como las pruebas, las máscaras y las vacunas, para prevenir la infección por covid-19 y mantener seguros los lugares de trabajo.
Vaccines Go Mobile to Keep Seniors From Slipping Through the Cracks
By Rachel Bluth
A strike team of nurses and others is vaccinating Contra Costa County’s hardest-hit populations right where they live.
KHN on the Air This Week
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
KHN on the Air This Week
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Come for Your Eye Exam, Leave With a Band-Aid on Your Arm
By Rachel Bluth
Dentists and optometrists across the country are trying to join in the fight to get everyone vaccinated against COVID-19, the flu and other diseases.
App-Based Companies Pushing Prop. 22 Say Drivers Will Get Health Benefits. Will They?
By Rachel Bluth
Ride-sharing and delivery services such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart are bankrolling California’s Proposition 22, which would keep their drivers classified as independent contractors, not employees. But health benefits? That’s something of a stretch.
Californians Asked to Pony Up for Stem Cell Research — Again
By Rachel Bluth
More than a decade of research tied to California’s stem cell agency hasn’t yielded many cures or much revenue. But backers of a ballot initiative that asks voters for billions more in funding say the work is vital for patients and the scientific community.
