Daily Edition for Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Maternal health, covid, Medicare Advantage, open enrollment, mental health parity, Medi-Cal, health worker wages, and more are in the news.
Michigan Voters Backed Abortion Rights. Now Democrats Want to Go Further.
By Kate Wells, Michigan Public
Michigan is one of the few remaining abortion havens in the Midwest. But getting an abortion in that state is still more difficult than it should be, providers say.
For People With Sickle Cell Disease, ERs Can Mean Life-Threatening Waits
By Sara Hutchinson
When patients with sickle cell disease have a health crisis — crescent-shaped red blood cells blocking blood flow — their condition can quickly lead to a fatal stroke or infection. But, despite efforts to educate doctors, research shows that patients are waiting hours in ERs and are often denied pain medication.
Pregnant and Addicted: Homeless Women See Hope in Street Medicine
By Angela Hart
As homelessness explodes across California, so does the number of expectant mothers on the streets. Street medicine doctors are getting paid more by Medicaid and offering some of those mothers-to-be a chance to overcome addiction and reverse chronic diseases so they can have healthy babies — and perhaps keep them.
Daily Edition for Monday, October 16, 2023
Health worker pay, CARE court, “excited delirium,” Rite Aid bankruptcy, opioids, Medicare open enrollment, and more are in the news.
Es el momento de revisar el plan de Medicare. Lo nuevo que hay que saber
By Julie Appleby
Desde el 15 de octubre y hasta el 7 de diciembre, los afiliados al programa tradicional o a los planes de Medicare Advantage, que ofrecen aseguradoras privadas, pueden cambiar su cobertura.
Listen: Inroads for Women in California’s Health Care Workforce
California Healthline senior correspondent Angela Hart leads a discussion about the role women play as California grapples with a shortage of health care providers.
Doctors Abandon a Diagnosis Used to Justify Police Custody Deaths. It Might Live On, Anyway.
By Markian Hawryluk and Renuka Rayasam
The American College of Emergency Physicians agreed to withdraw its 2009 white paper on excited delirium, removing the only official medical pillar of support left for the theory that has played a key role in absolving police of culpability for in-custody deaths.
Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider.
By Julie Appleby
Fall is the time when enrollees in the federal program for older people and people with certain disabilities can make changes to their health and drug plans. The decision can be complicated, but here are some key points to keep in mind.
Daily Edition for Friday, October 13, 2023
KP labor deal, school nurses shortages, mental health reform, insulin costs, housing, covid vaccines, and more are in the news.
