KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Kids Are Not OK
A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that teenagers, particularly girls, are reporting all-time high rates of violence and profound mental distress. Meanwhile, both sides in the abortion debate are anxiously waiting for a district court decision in Texas that could effectively revoke the FDA’s 22-year-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more.
Daily Edition for Thursday, February 16, 2023
Medical wishes, CalFresh, mental health, microbe research, Narcan, gun violence, Medicare, covid, mpox, and more are in the news.
An Arm and a Leg: She Sued a Hospital and Lost — But Felt She’d Won
By Dan Weissmann
A listener sued a hospital in small-claims court and lost but felt as if she’d won. Now, she wants to encourage more people to take their bills to court.
Republican Lawmakers Shy Away From Changing Montana’s Constitutional Right to Abortion
By Katheryn Houghton
Lawmakers in 14 states have passed near-total bans on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But in some conservative-led states where court rulings determined their constitutions protect abortion, including Montana, politicians haven’t asked voters to weigh in.
California Requires Hospitals to Turn to a Patient’s Next of Kin, Closing a Longtime Loophole
By Mark Kreidler
A state law establishes a list of representatives who can make medical decisions for patients unable to convey their wishes. California is late to making the change; 45 other states and the District of Columbia already have next-of-kin laws.
California requiere que hospitales recurran a familiares cercanos de pacientes para decisiones médicas, cerrando un vacío de larga data
By Mark Kreidler
Desde el 1 de enero, California se sumó a otros 45 estados y al Distrito de Columbia con leyes que permiten a una persona tomar decisiones en nombre de un paciente, incluso si no estaba autorizada por el paciente antes de que ocurriera la situación médica.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Minimum wage for health workers, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, covid, prescription drug pricing, medical debt, and more are in the news.
Watch: In Insurers’ Eyes, Not All Midwives Are Equal
The first installment of InvestigateTV and KHN’s “Costly Care” series explores one California mother’s experience struggling to get reimbursed for midwifery care and the differences between providers that may determine whether insurance covers them.
Armed With Hashtags, These Activists Made Insulin Prices a Presidential Talking Point
By Bram Sable-Smith
Twitter has been a hotbed for the burgeoning insulin access movement and activism surrounding other medical conditions. For people with diabetes, the platform has helped propel concern about insulin prices into policy. Can it continue to win with hashtags?
California: proponen salario mínimo de $25 para trabajadores de salud
By Samantha Young
Si los legisladores aprueban el proyecto de ley y el gobernador Gavin Newsom lo firma, un líder sindical estimó que 1.5 millones de trabajadores de California podrían obtener un aumento salarial en enero de 2024.
