Daily Edition for Monday, March 11, 2024
Medical debt on credit reports, postpartum, a covid anniversary, mental health, cancer, child vaccinations, and more are in the news.
California Attorney General Boosts Bill Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports
By Molly Castle Work
Attorney General Rob Bonta has thrown his weight behind state Sen. Monique Limón’s legislation to bar unpaid medical bills from showing up on consumer credit reports. If passed, California would join just a few other states with such protections.
Why Covid Patients Who Could Most Benefit From Paxlovid Still Aren’t Getting It
By Arthur Allen
Price worries, bureaucratic obstacles, and “I’m-over-covid-itis” slow uptake of a drug that’s complicated to take but often effective.
A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?
By April Dembosky, KQED
A pill form of an effective drug for postpartum depression hit the market in December, but most insurers do not yet have a policy on when or whether they will pay for it. The hurdles to obtain its predecessor medication have advocates worried.
An Arm and a Leg: The Medicare Episode
By Dan Weissmann
On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann breaks down the complicated and expensive world of Medicare with practical tips to pick the right plan and avoid penalties.
Tal vez tu crédito ya no se destruya por una cuenta médica impaga
By Molly Castle Work
Rob Bonta, fiscal general de California, anunció que está apoyando una legislación para impedir que la deuda médica aparezca en los informes de crédito del consumidor, un esfuerzo liderado por demócratas para ofrecer protección a los pacientes presionados por las facturas de atención médica. Bonta es uno de los patrocinadores del proyecto de ley de […]
Ya hay una droga oral para la depresión postparto… pero cuesta $16,000
By April Dembosky, KQED
Abogados, defensores y reguladores están observando de cerca cómo las aseguradoras diseñarán las normas para cubrirlo.
Biden Said State of the Union Is Strong and Made Clear His Campaign Is Off and Running
By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
President Joe Biden used his roughly 68-minute address to Congress to counter lackluster public approval ratings and draw clear contrasts between his administration’s policies and those of Donald Trump and some congressional Republicans. Abortion and health care were in the spotlight.
Daily Edition for Friday, March 8, 2024
Prop. 1, the State of the Union speech, maternity care, industry layoffs, cyber hacks, RSV, anti-camping laws, and more are in the news.
Newsom’s $6.4 Billion Homelessness Gambit Hangs by a Thread
By Angela Hart
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious attempt to combat the mental health and addiction epidemic in his state is leading by a razor-thin margin, calling into question whether voters trust him to confront the state’s growing homelessness crisis. Newsom asked voters on Tuesday to approve his $6.4 billion bond measure, dubbed “Treatment not Tents” — the […]
