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.
In California, Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers
By Samantha Young
State Sen. María Elena Durazo and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West want to give health facility support staffers a raise. Hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics are expected to resist.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Prison health, covid cases, the teen mental health crisis, gun violence, nursing home care, homelessness, and more are in the news.
Nearly $50,000 a Week for a Cancer Drug? A Man Worries About Bankrupting His Family
By Fred Schulte
When Medicare stops paying for a pricey drug that prolongs life, an Ohio man considers giving up treatment to spare his family enormous debt.
Special Delivery: Heart-Heavy Health Policy Valentines
KHN shares the cream of the crop of creative valentines about health policy submitted by readers and tweeters. Our favorite is anointed with an original illustration and bragging rights as “the one.”
It Takes a Village: Foster Program Is a New Model of Care for Indigenous Children
By Arielle Zionts
A foster care program on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota is attracting attention from officials elsewhere as they search for ways to reduce trauma inflicted on Indigenous families, who’ve faced generations of high rates of family separation.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 13, 2023
Rising Costs Blamed For Kaiser Permanente's $4.47 Billion Net Loss: Kaiser Permanente, an Oakland-based integrated nonprofit, on Friday reported a $4.47 billion net loss in 2022, compared with an $8.08 billion gain in 2021. Expenses rose 4.5% to $96.68 billion, driven by increased care volume due to previously deferred procedures, higher costs of goods, and increased spending on labor. Read more from Modern Healthcare and Becker’s Hospital Review.
