Daily Edition for Thursday, February 9, 2023
Today’s roundup covers Medicaid billing, fentanyl, housing, covid treatments, Medicare, medical shortages, autism, and more.
Congress Told HHS to Set Up a Health Data Network in 2006. The Agency Still Hasn’t.
By Sam Whitehead
Since 2006, federal officials have been charged with setting up a network to let various parts of the U.S. health system share information during emergencies. It still hasn’t been built or even planned, even after the communication and data-sharing failures put on display during the pandemic.
‘The Country Is Watching’: State’s Homeless Crisis Looms as Newsom Eyes His Political Future
By Angela Hart
As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters his second term, his legacy as governor and path forward in the Democratic Party hinge on his making visible headway on California’s homeless crisis. We lay out the possibilities — and challenges — as he unleashes an $18 billion battle plan.
Centene Agrees to $215 Million Settlement With California for Alleged Medicaid Overbilling
By Samantha Young
The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer denies wrongdoing after the California attorney general’s office investigated it for inflating prescription drug costs.
Health Policies Were a Prominent Theme in Biden’s State of the Union Speech
By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
Our partners at PolitiFact fact-checked a range of President Joe Biden’s statements, including key health-related comments.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Today’s roundup covers Medicaid fraud, Biden’s State of the Union speech, gun violence, covid, social media, housing, and more.
‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait
By Arthur Allen
As he takes the reins of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, the independent from Vermont and implacable champion of “Medicare for All” maps out his strategy for negotiating with Republicans — and Big Pharma.
More Young Colorado Children Are Consuming Marijuana Despite Efforts to Stop Them
By Helen Santoro
Lawmakers say they don’t plan to revise state regulations on the sale of edibles despite more kids 5 and under ingesting them.
The Pill Club Reaches $18.3 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement With California
By Don Thompson
The online women’s pharmacy agreed to pay $15 million to the state Department of Justice and $3.3 million to the Department of Insurance over claims it overbilled Medi-Cal.
Un arma secreta para prevenir la próxima pandemia: los murciélagos frugívoros
By Jim Robbins
En Montana, investigarán cómo los murciélagos de la fruta, albergan virus que, bajo determinadas condiciones del medio ambiente, pueden pasar a los seres humanos.
