A Technicality Could Keep RSV Shots From Kids in Need
By Arthur Allen
The Vaccines for Children program, which buys more than half the pediatric vaccines in the U.S., may not cover the RSV shot for babies because it’s not technically a vaccine.
Por un tecnicismo, niños necesitados podrían no tener acceso a vacunas contra el VRS
By Arthur Allen
El virus respiratorio sincitial afecta a bebés de todas las clases sociales, pero tiende a perjudicar más a los hogares pobres y hacinados
Daily Edition for Friday, February 3, 2023
Friday’s roundup covers the fentanyl crisis, Feinstein’s seat, gun violence, covid, masks, Medi-Cal, mental health, cancer, and more.
As Long-Term Care Staffing Crisis Worsens, Immigrants Can Bridge the Gaps
By Michelle Andrews
The industry has long relied on immigrants to bolster its ranks, and they’ll be critical to meeting future staffing needs, experts say. But as the baby boom generation fills beds, policymakers are slow to open new pathways for foreign workers.
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.
