Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Covered California premiums and patients costs, health worker strikes, covid, mental health, gun violence, and more are in the news.
A Year With 988: What Worked? What Challenges Lie Ahead?
By Colleen DeGuzman
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a national hotline, reached its first-year milestone this month.
Covered California to Cut Patient Costs After Democrats Win Funding From Newsom
By Angela Hart
California’s health insurance exchange will reduce how much some patients pay for care next year, including hospital deductibles, appointment copays, and prescription drugs. Lawmakers pressed Gov. Gavin Newsom to make good on a four-year-old pledge to use proceeds from a tax penalty on uninsured people to help people pay for treatment.
Covered California reducirá los costos de los pacientes cuando los demócratas obtengan fondos de Newsom
By Angela Hart
Los líderes legislativos habían presionado a Newsom, también demócrata, para que canalizara los ingresos fiscales hacia la reducción de los costos de la atención sanitaria.
A un año del lanzamiento de la línea 988, ¿Funciona? ¿Qué desafíos enfrenta?
By Colleen DeGuzman
Esta línea fue diseñada con la idea de que las personas que experimentan angustia emocional se sintieran más cómodas buscando ayuda capacitada sin tener que llamar al 911.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Hair chemical safety, looming KP strike, prison health, Covered California deductibles, extreme heat, opioids, and more are in the news.
Hospitals Ask Congress to Delay ACA Medicaid Funding Cuts — For the 14th Time
By Phil Galewitz
Congress has until October to avert cuts to a Medicaid program intended to support safety-net hospitals that, in practice, improves the bottom lines of other hospitals, too. Hospital leaders say now is not a good time for the cuts — which lawmakers have so far postponed 13 times.
Black Women Weigh Emerging Risks of ‘Creamy Crack’ Hair Straighteners
By Ronnie Cohen
Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to straighten their hair. But mounting evidence shows chemical straighteners — products with little regulatory oversight — may pose cancer and other health risks.
New Weight Loss Drugs Carry High Price Tags and Lots of Questions for Seniors
By Judith Graham
Although nearly 40% of Americans 60 and older are obese, Medicare doesn’t cover weight loss medications. Meanwhile, studies haven’t thoroughly examined new drugs’ impact on older adults.
Mujeres negras sopesan riesgos emergentes de alisadores para el cabello “adictivos”
By Ronnie Cohen
Los alisadores pueden contener carcinógenos, como agentes liberadores de formaldehído, ftalatos y otros compuestos que alteran el sistema endócrino, según estudios de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud.
