Daily Edition for Thursday, August 10, 2023
KP’s expansion, teen overdoses, hospital pricing, food as medicine, covid variants, extreme heat, veteran health, and more are in the news.
Voters Rejected an Anti-Abortion Measure. State GOP Lawmakers Passed a Similar Bill Anyway.
By Mike Dennison
The new Montana law contains a couple of significant differences from the measure voters rebuffed last fall.
Promising Better, Cheaper Care, Kaiser Permanente’s National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism
By Harris Meyer
Kaiser Permanente, the California-based health care giant, is looking to dramatically expand its national presence. It’s committed $5 billion to a new unit called Risant Health and has agreed to acquire Pennsylvania-based Geisinger, but skeptics wonder how it will export its unique model to other states.
Lost Medicaid Health Coverage? Here’s What You Need to Know
By Samantha Liss
Patient advocates are tackling the “overwhelming task” of connecting people with health insurance as millions lose coverage due to the end of pandemic protections on Medicaid eligibility.
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Daily Edition for Wednesday, August 9, 2023
New KP hospital opens, staffing levels, mental health, maternal mortality, long covid, opioids, housing, Wegovy, and more are in the news.
Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’
By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime
The military first documented health concerns surrounding chemicals known as PFAS decades ago yet has continued to use firefighting foam made with them. Despite scores of lawsuits by its personnel and high rates of testicular cancer among troops, it has been slow to investigate a connection.
