Daily Edition for Thursday, July 18, 2024
Opioids, long covid, bird flu, medical debt, heat safety, noise pollution, mental health, housing issues, and more are in the news.
Trump Is Wrong in Claiming Full Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices
By Jacob Gardenswartz
Though the Trump administration established a voluntary, temporary program lowering insulin costs for some older Americans on Medicare, the mandatory price caps implemented through Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act go significantly further.
Tennessee Agrees To Remove Sex Workers With HIV From Sex Offender Registry
By Brett Kelman
For years, Tennessee has required anyone convicted of prostitution while HIV-positive to register as a sex offender for life. In response to DOJ and ACLU discrimination suits, the state has agreed to reverse course.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Treating the homeless, hospital equity, mental health, extreme heat, long covid, transgender health, and more are in today’s news.
A Little-Recognized Public Health Crisis
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
About every 12 minutes, someone is killed on America’s roads and countless others are injured. More than 42,500 people died in car crashes in 2022, a death toll that rivals or surpasses those of other major public health threats, such as the flu and gun violence. “We have not recognized that traffic violence is a […]
A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It
By Angela Hart
Healthcare in Action, a California medical group that exclusively serves homeless people, has tapped into growing demand and funding for street medicine services. Three years in, the innovative nonprofit is raking in revenue and serving thousands of people who otherwise might flock to the hospital for high-cost care.
The Nation’s 911 System Is on the Brink of Its Own Emergency
By Stephanie Armour
911 outages have hit at least eight states this year. They’re emblematic of problems plaguing emergency response communications due in part to wide disparities in capabilities and funding.
Her Hearing Implant Was Preapproved. Nonetheless, She Got $139,000 Bills for Months.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Even when patients double-check that their care is covered by insurance, health providers often send them bills as they haggle with insurers over reimbursement, which can last for months. It’s stressful and annoying — but legal.
An Arm and a Leg: The Woman Who Beat an $8,000 Hospital Fee
By Dan Weissmann
In this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with Georgann Boatright, a patient in Mississippi who was willing to drive to another state to avoid paying a steep fee to her local hospital.
El sistema de emergencias del 911 está al borde del colapso
By Stephanie Armour
Mientras que algunos estados, ciudades y condados ya han modernizado sus sistemas de emergencia del 911 o han hecho planes para actualizarlos, muchos otros están rezagados.
