FDA Evaluates ‘Safety Concerns’ Over Dental Devices Featured in KHN-CBS Investigation
By Anna Werner, CBS News and Brett Kelman
A KHN and CBS News investigation found that a dental appliance called the AGGA has been used by more than 10,000 patients, and multiple lawsuits allege it has caused grievous harm to patients.
Daily Edition for Friday, March 31, 2023
Preventive care coverage, unclaimed medical accounts, the Medicaid enrollment cliff, covid, social media, guns, and more are in the news.
Readers and Tweeters Are Horrified by Harm Tied to Dental Device
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Judge’s Decision Would Make Some No-Cost Cancer Screenings a Thing of the Past
By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews
A U.S. District Court ruling overturned the section of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive health services — from colonoscopies to diabetes screenings and more — available at no cost to consumers.
Decisión de un juez haría que algunas pruebas de detección de cáncer sin costo fueran cosa del pasado
By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews
La decisión podría afectar los exámenes de detección sin copago y servicios preventivos similares que la mayoría de los estadounidenses con seguro tienen como parte de sus planes de salud.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A Judicial Body Blow to the ACA
A federal judge in Texas has dealt a big setback to the Affordable Care Act. The same judge who tried in 2018 to declare the entire ACA unconstitutional has now ruled that the law’s main provisions for preventive care are unconstitutional and, therefore, unenforceable nationwide. Also this week, North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the ACA. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
Daily Edition for Thursday, March 30, 2023
A psychiatric bill, buying Narcan over the counter, xylazine and fentanyl, covid, mental health, gun violence, and more are in the news.
$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.
By Aneri Pattani
Spending the money effectively and equitably is a tall order for state and local governments, and a lack of transparency in the process is already leading to fears of misuse.
Se pagarán $50,000 millones como liquidación del acuerdo sobre opioides. Veremos cómo se gastan
By Aneri Pattani
La mayoría de los acuerdos estipulan que los estados deben gastar al menos el 85% del dinero que recibirán, en los próximos 15 años, en el tratamiento y la prevención de adicciones.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Covid boosters, gun violence, transgender health, overcrowded jails, abortion policies, housing, opioids, and more are in the news.
