Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System: What to Know
By Darius Tahir
Change Healthcare, a firm recently bought by insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, reportedly suffered a cyberattack. The company processes 14 billion transactions annually, including payments and requests for insurance authorizations.
Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy
California Healthline gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Avanzan en varios estados proyectos de ley extremos sobre el uso de baños por género
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
Al menos uno de los proyectos de ley es tan extremo como para proponer que se considere delito que una persona transgénero entre en una instalación que no coincida con el sexo indicado en su acta de nacimiento.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Gun safety, record fentanyl seized, unused medications, IVF, norovirus, HIV, weight-loss drugs, and more.
The Supreme Court Confronts a Public Health Challenge: Homeless Encampments
By Angela Hart
Homelessness is a soaring public health crisis, with a record 653,000 unhoused people in the United States, according to federal estimates. Tent and recreational vehicle encampments have exploded in recent years, crowding streets and sidewalks from Portland, Ore., to New York. In California, where roughly a third of all the nation’s homeless people live, doctors […]
Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary
By Judith Graham
Hearing loss is more than a nuisance. It also raises the risk of cognitive decline, dementia, falls, depression, and social isolation.
California Takes Up White House Call to Toughen Gun Storage Rules
By Samantha Young
State lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked up most of the time, a move advocated by the Biden administration.
An Arm and a Leg: Wait, Is Insulin Cheaper Now?
By Dan Weissmann
Did the price of insulin go down? It’s not quite that simple. On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” producer Emily Pisacreta explores recent changes to the cost of the diabetes medication.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Behavioral health navigators, a new cancer clinic, fentanyl, covid, cyberattacks, veteran health care, and more are in the news.
California Hospitals, Advocates Seek Stable Funding to Retain Behavioral Health Navigators
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
California has supported expanded use of medications in the fight against opioid use disorder and overdose deaths. But hospitals and addiction treatment advocates say the state needs to secure ongoing funding if it wants more behavioral health workers to guide patients into long-term treatment.
