Daily Edition for Friday, September 16, 2022
Friday’s roundup covers abortion access, child safety, the KP strike, vaccines, covid, MPX, flu, opioids, health industry news, and more.
New Abortion Laws Jeopardize Cancer Treatment for Pregnant Patients
By Charlotte Huff
As abortion restrictions take effect across the South in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, cancer doctors are trying to decipher the laws. They’re grappling with how to discuss options with pregnant patients, who may be forced to choose whether to proceed or forgo lifesaving cancer treatments that can prove toxic for the fetus.
A Disability Program Promised to Lift People From Poverty. Instead, It Left Many Homeless.
By Fred Clasen-Kelly
A federal disability program meant to provide basic income for people unable to work has left many of its recipients homeless. Advocates for the poor say the crisis is growing worse as rents rise and Congress decides whether to make changes to the program that would affect millions of people.
With Polio’s Return, Here’s What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know
By Céline Gounder
Because polio has been vanishingly rare in the United States for nearly a half-century, doctors may not consider it when diagnosing patients with typical symptoms. Here are the signs and the science behind an infectious disease that is largely a mystery to modern society.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Graham’s Bill Recenters Abortion Debate
Republicans would like to shift the political focus away from abortion to economic issues for the midterm elections, but a bill from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy has put the issue squarely back on their agenda. The proposal was not welcomed by many of his colleagues, especially Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Also this week, the muddle about where the fight against covid stands and near-record-low numbers of uninsured in the U.S. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KHN’s partnerships editor, Mary Agnes Carey, to discuss these issues and more.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 15, 2022
Thursday’s roundup covers CARE court, HIV, covid, boosters, MPX, air safety, hospital donation, Medicare, tobacco, and more.
Court Ruling May Spur Competitive Health Plans to Bring Back Copays for Preventive Services
By Harris Meyer
The Affordable Care Act required that health insurers provide many medical screenings and prevention services at no out-of-pocket cost to health plan members. But insurers and employers may consider adding cost sharing for preventive services now that a federal court ruled the ACA’s mandate is unconstitutional.
Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races
By Sam Whitehead and Andy Miller
The nonprofit owners of Atlanta Medical Center, a 460-bed Level 1 trauma center in the heart of the city, plan to close the hospital in November. As many community members worry about the hole the closure will leave in the city’s safety net, the news has thrust health care into the political spotlight less than two months before Election Day.
Expertos cuestionan el rol de la morera blanca en la muerte de la esposa del congresista
By Samantha Young
Es una planta que se ha utilizado como remedio herbal durante siglos, y que el botánico consultor del forense llamó “no tóxica” en una carta a su oficina.
Experts Question the Role of White Mulberry in the Death of Congressman’s Wife
By Samantha Young
The Sacramento County coroner concluded that Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, died of dehydration after ingesting white mulberry leaf. But some scientists, doctors, and pathologists are questioning that ruling, and are urging the coroner’s office, which hasn’t explained its reasoning, to reopen the case.
