Daily Edition for Friday, September 22, 2023
AG files abortion lawsuit, spotty covid vaccine access, medical mask mandates, air quality, Medi-Cal, obesity, and more are in the news.
Biden Administration to Ban Medical Debt From Americans’ Credit Scores
By Noam N. Levey
The White House said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop new regulations that would prevent unpaid medical bills from being counted on credit reports.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Countdown to Shutdown
Congress appears to be careening toward a government shutdown, as a small band of House conservatives vow to block any funding for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 unless they win deeper cuts to health and other domestic programs. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump continues to roil the GOP presidential primary field, this time with comments about abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Tami Luhby of CNN join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 21, 2023
How to find covid tests and vaccines, masks, looming KP strike, medical research, housing, Alzheimer’s, and more are in the news.
As Younger Children Increasingly Die by Suicide, Better Tracking and Prevention Is Sought
By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock
Decades-long systemic shortcomings have left suicide among children ages 5 to 11 poorly tracked and addressed. Now, as rates appear to be rising, advocates are strengthening efforts to screen for problems and prevent deaths in younger children.
Resurge la hepatitis C, ¿podrá el plan de Biden eliminar este viejo flagelo en cinco años?
By Michelle Andrews
Se calcula que el 40% de los más de 2 millones de personas con hepatitis C en Estados Unidos ni siquiera saben que la tienen, pero el virus puede estar dañando silenciosamente su hígado, causando cicatrices, insuficiencia hepática o cáncer de hígado.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
CARE Courts, homelessness, covid cases, masks, hunger, suicide prevention, gun violence, AI in health care, and more are in the news.
Hep C’s Number Comes Up: Can Biden’s 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime Scourge?
By Michelle Andrews
Before covid-19, hepatitis C held the distinction of claiming more American lives each year than any other infectious disease — that’s despite the marketing of several relatively affordable, highly effective treatments.
State Officials Seek ‘CARE’ Without Coercion as New Mental Health Courts Launch This Fall
By April Dembosky, KQED
In Orange County, California, officials are threading a delicate needle. They want to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment without coercion as the state’s new CARE Courts roll out in October.
Cuando pienses en tu salud, no te olvides de tus ojos
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Muchos planes de salud cubren los exámenes de visión de rutina, pero estos generalmente no incluyen el tipo de examen que se utiliza para recetar anteojos y lentes de contacto.
