Daily Edition for Monday, February 27, 2023
Medi-Cal, nursing homes, pandemic’s origins, a first covid/flu home test, vaccines, cannabis, telehealth, and more are in today’s news.
Readers and Tweeters Urgently Plea for a Proper ‘Role’ Call in the ER
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
After Capping Insulin Copays, Colorado Sets Its Sights on EpiPens
By Helen Santoro
Colorado’s proposed legislation to cap the copay for the EpiPen is part of a nationwide trend as more states try to shield patients from skyrocketing drug prices.
Dementia Care Programs Help, If Caregivers Can Find Them
By Judith Graham
Programs assisting people with dementia — and their caregivers — improve quality of life and care. But millions of unpaid family and friend caregivers may not know where or how to find help.
Community Workers Fan Out to Persuade Immigrant Seniors to Get Covered
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, California Health Report
California has enrolled into Medi-Cal more than 300,000 older immigrant adults lacking legal residency since May, but the state doesn’t know how many more might be eligible. Community workers are now searching for them.
Daily Edition for Friday, February 24, 2023
More Than 100,000 Californians Have Succumbed To Covid: It took three years and an infinite amount of heartache and upheaval for the Golden State to surpass a grim milestone this month: More than 100,000 Californians have died from COVID-19. Consider if the combined populations of Los Gatos, Menlo Park and Pleasant Hill disappeared in the span of three years. Read more from the Bay Area News Group, Los Angeles Times, and the Desert Sun.
One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions of American Women
By Sarah Varney
“What happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas,” warns an abortion rights advocate bracing for a district judge’s ruling on whether the abortion pill mifepristone was properly authorized by the FDA. His decision could force the medication off the U.S. market.
Bill to Expand Coverage to Migrants May Test Newsom’s Pledge on Universal Health Care
By Rachel Bluth
Nearly half a million Californians without legal residency make too much to qualify for Medicaid yet they can’t afford to buy coverage. A state lawmaker is proposing to open up the state’s health insurance exchange as a first step to providing them affordable insurance.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too
When U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of depression this month, he got an unusual reaction from his colleagues in Congress: compassion. It’s a far cry from how politicians once kept their mental health issues under wraps at all costs. Meanwhile, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is stirring up controversy by proposing that all politicians over age 75 be required to pass a mental competency test to hold office. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.
Ante vacío federal, estados promueven leyes duras contra el uso de sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos
By Michael Scaturro
Las hispanas y asiáticas han informado que usan más cosméticos en general que las mujeres negras y blancas no hispanas.
