Daily Edition for Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Wednesday’s roundup cover gambling addiction, abortion access, covid, flu, hospital bills, mental health, housing, and more.
$80,000 and 5 ER Visits: Ectopic Pregnancy Takes a Toll Despite NY’s Liberal Abortion Law
By Michelle Andrews
If an embryo has implanted in a fallopian tube, ending the pregnancy is imperative to protect the patient’s life. Women’s health advocates have raised concerns that the needed treatment may be hampered by restrictive abortion laws in some states. Yet women seeking treatment in states with more liberal abortion laws may still find the process expensive and harrowing.
Addiction Experts Fear the Fallout if California Legalizes Sports Betting
By Mark Kreidler
If California voters approve one or both sports-wagering initiatives on the November ballot, psychiatrists anticipate more cases of problem gambling and gambling addiction. They’re especially concerned about online betting, a very addictive way to play.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers opioids, homeless deaths, covid infections, travel advisories, MPX, mental health, abortion access, and more.
Watch: Meet the Latest Fact-Checker — Your Doctor
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey talks with American Medical Association President Dr. Jack Resneck Jr. about how misinformation affects doctors and their daily efforts to treat patients.
Advantage Plans May Shorten Nursing Home Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
By Susan Jaffe
Private Medicare Advantage health plans are increasingly ending coverage for skilled nursing or rehab services before medical providers think patients are healthy enough to go home, doctors and patient advocates say.
Daily Edition for Monday, October 3, 2022
Monday’s roundup covers covid misinformation, variants, monkeypox, Medicare, ALS drug costs, depression, housing, cannabis, and more.
Mental Health Crisis Teams Aren’t Just for Cities Anymore
By Tony Leys and Arielle Zionts
In many cities, social workers and counselors are responding to mental health emergencies that used to be solely handled by police. That approach is spreading to rural areas even though mental health professionals are scarcer and travel distances are longer.
Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution
By Jay Hancock
An industry has grown up around sleep apnea, stirring concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
Journalists Dig In on the Fiscal Health of the Nation and Hospital Closures in Rural Missouri
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
