Daily Edition for Thursday, December 7, 2023
Health system layoffs, gun violence, Obamacare, cyberattacks, reproductive health, covid and flu, HIV, and more are in the news.
Candidates Clashed But Avoided Talk of Abortion at 4th GOP Primary Debate
By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
Obamacare had its moment, but not until the faceoff’s final minutes. Front-runner Donald Trump again was not on the debate stage, leaving the other Republican presidential hopefuls to slug it out to break through and gain voters’ attention.
Colorado Blames Biden Team and Drugmakers for Delaying Canadian Imports
By Phil Galewitz
Colorado officials say they haven’t been able to stand up a program to import drugs from Canada because of drugmaker opposition — and the Biden administration’s inaction.
Food Sovereignty Movement Sprouts as Bison Return to Indigenous Communities
By Jim Robbins
Native American leaders see bison herds and ancestral gardens as ways to bring healthy eating to their people.
Encuesta revela que persiste la discriminación racial en la atención médica
By Colleen DeGuzman
Casi la mitad de los pacientes hispanos, los Indio americanos y los nativos de Alaska sienten que no se los respeta.
Colorado culpa a Biden y a farmacéuticas por retrasar importaciones de medicamentos de Canadá
By Phil Galewitz
Los consumidores estadounidenses pagan algunos de los precios más altos del mundo por medicamentos de marca. En Canadá, el gobierno controla los precios.
Social Security Clawbacks Hit a Million More People Than Agency Chief Told Congress
By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group
More than 2 million people a year have been sent notices that Social Security overpaid them and demanding they repay the money. That’s twice as many as the head of Social Security disclosed at a congressional hearing in October.
Watch: The Long-Term Care Crisis: Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America
By Jordan Rau
Long-term care options in the U.S. are costly, complex, and often inadequate. KFF Health News’ Jordan Rau and Reed Abelson of The New York Times host a Zoom panel to explore the challenges of providing — and affording — care.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Prescription drug access and costs, mental health care, HIV, fentanyl overdoses, health workers, mpox, and more are in the news.
These Programs Put Unused Prescription Drugs in the Hands of Patients in Need
By Kate Ruder
States and counties look to expand programs that accept donations of unused surplus drugs from places like nursing homes and hospitals and redistribute them to low-income and uninsured residents.
