Mass Shootings Reopen the Debate Over Whether Crime Scene Photos Prompt Change or Trauma
By Lauren Sausser
After almost every mass shooting, a debate is renewed over whether to publish the photos of the carnage the guns have inflicted.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Wednesday’s roundup covers the “tripledemic,” masks, long covid deaths, vaccine prices, housing, health workers, opioids, mpox, and more.
States Challenge Biden to Lower Drug Prices by Allowing Imports From Canada
By Phil Galewitz
Colorado has joined Florida, New Hampshire, and New Mexico in seeking federal permission to import prescription drugs from Canada. President Joe Biden endorsed the approach in his 2020 campaign but has yet to approve any state plan.
What Germany’s Coal Miners Can Teach America About Medical Debt
By Noam N. Levey
Coal mining ended in Germany’s Saarland a decade ago, but the transition away from coal has been smoother than in West Virginia, which has more medical debt than any state in America.
Estados desafían a Biden a que baje precios de medicamentos permitiendo importaciones desde Canadá
By Phil Galewitz
En Estados Unidos se pagan unos de los precios más altos del mundo por los productos farmacéuticos de marca. Los medicamentos son generalmente menos caros en el vecino Canadá, donde el gobierno controla los precios.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers the flavored tobacco ban, housing crisis, covid cases among kids, vaccines, RSV, diabetes, fentanyl, and more.
How Medicare Advantage Plans Dodged Auditors, Overcharged Taxpayers by Millions
By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker
Facing rare scrutiny from federal auditors, some Medicare Advantage health plans failed to produce any records to justify their payments, government records show. The audits revealed millions of dollars in overcharges to Medicare over three years.
Listen: Training for Caregivers, Subsidies for Striking Workers, and Contact Tracing via App
By Stephanie O'Neill Patison
California Healthline journalists report on what California is doing to recruit in-home caregivers, how a new law provides health insurance subsidies to workers on strike, and why public health officials are turning to dating apps to track sexually transmitted infections.
Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It.
By Judith Graham
Multiple studies show a strong association between higher levels of optimism and healthy aging. We ask some dedicated optimists what might explain the connection.
