‘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.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Today’s roundup covers hospital violations, mental health, covid testing, gun violence, insulin costs, Medicare, housing, and more.
A Secret Weapon in Preventing the Next Pandemic: Fruit Bats
By Jim Robbins
New research links habitat destruction with the spillover of viruses from animals to humans.
Decisions by CVS and Optum Panicked Thousands of Their Sickest Patients
By Arthur Allen
Pharmacy closures by two of the biggest home infusion companies point to grave shortages and dangers for patients who require IV nutrition to survive.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 6, 2023
In California, Cases Of Hospital-Acquired Sepsis Surged During Pandemic: The number of hospital-acquired cases of severe sepsis rose more than 46% between 2019 and 2021, state data show. Experts say the pandemic may have pulled attention away from other kinds of infection control. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Why Two States Remain Holdouts on Distracted Driving Laws
By Eric Berger
Missouri and Montana are the only states without distracted driving laws for all drivers. With traffic fatalities rising significantly nationwide, some Missouri lawmakers and advocates for roadway safety are eyeing bills in the new legislative session that would crack down on texting while driving in the Show Me State.
Listen: Immigrants Fear Gun Violence and Students Conduct Covid Outreach
By Heidi de Marco and Stephanie O'Neill Patison
California Healthline journalists report on a study showing immigrants worry more about gun violence than other adults, a program where teens teach vaccine safety, and why more Californians choose to die at home.
