Inmigrantes pueden cubrir la brecha de escasez de personal para cuidados de largo plazo
By Michelle Andrews
Estados Unidos se enfrenta a una crisis, cada vez mayor, de falta de personal que pone en peligro la seguridad de los mayores más frágiles en las residencias. En un mercado laboral en el que abundan las opciones de trabajo, los cuidados de larga duración, mal pagados y físicamente exigentes, son difíciles de vender.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Au Revoir, Public Health Emergency
The public health emergency in effect since the start of the covid-19 pandemic will end on May 11, the Biden administration announced this week. The end of the so-called PHE will bring about a raft of policy changes affecting patients, health care providers, and states. But Republicans in Congress, along with some Democrats, have been […]
Daily Edition for Thursday, February 2, 2023
Today’s roundup covers Medi-Cal, gun violence, covid testing and cases, mental health, drug overdoses, abortion pills, and more.
Millions of Californians Are at Risk of Losing Medi-Cal Coverage
By Phil Galewitz and Angela Hart
As the nation’s massive Medicaid unwinding begins, California is using government databases, billboards, and navigators to help people who get dropped from Medi-Cal reenroll or find other coverage.
Millones en riesgo de perder Medicaid, mientras terminan protecciones por la pandemia
By Phil Galewitz
Los estados se están preparando para remover a millones de personas de Medicaid, a medida que expiran las protecciones que se implementaron al comienzo de la pandemia de covid-19.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Today’s roundup covers gun violence, mental health, covid deaths and variants, mpox, nursing homes, the housing crisis, and more.
Watch: Covid Increases Risk of Heart Problems, New Data Underlines
Céline Gounder, KHN editor-at-large for public health, discusses new data showing an excess of deaths in 2020 related to heart disease.
Nursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
By Jordan Rau
As the federal government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected. “A dog would get better care than he did,” one resident’s wife said.
An Arm and a Leg: Can They Freaking Do That?!? (2023 Update)
By Dan Weissmann
Can a medical provider you’ve never heard of send you an outrageous bill? Sure. Can you fight back and win? Yes, sometimes you can. Here’s how to do it.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Today’s roundup covers gun violence, the fentanyl crisis, mental health, covid deaths and emergency, Medicare, birth control, and more.
