KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life After ‘Roe’ Is … Confusing
A rapidly changing landscape for abortion has left patients, providers, employers, and lawmakers alike wondering what is and is not legal and what to do next. Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress have resumed negotiations on legislation to lower drug prices and, potentially, continue expanded insurance subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Daily Edition for Thursday, July 14, 2022
UC, Cal State Soon Will Offer Abortion Pills: The University of California and California State University are working to provide medication abortions on all campuses by Jan. 1. Currently, none of the Cal State campuses offer medication abortions, and access within the UC system varies from campus to campus. Read more from CalMatters.
Rural Hospital Rescue Program Is Met With Skepticism From Administrators
By Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Leys
A new federal rescue program that pays rural hospitals to shutter underused inpatient units and focus solely on emergency rooms and outpatient care hasn’t generated much interest yet.
‘American Diagnosis’: A Tribal Court in California Works to Heal Family Separation
Indigenous people in the United States face disproportionately high rates of incarceration and family separation through the foster care system. Episode 8 explores the Yurok Tribal Court’s efforts to keep families together.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Hospitals Protest Health Care Wage Hike: A coalition of Los Angeles hospitals and other health facilities launched a campaign Tuesday to repeal a newly enacted ordinance boosting the minimum wage for thousands of health care workers to $25 per hour, saying the law will have a harmful effect on medical care across the city. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Three Things to Know About Insurance Coverage for Abortion
By Julie Appleby
Even before the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, insurance coverage for the service varied widely. Now it’s become even more complex, with additional changes and court challenges to come.
Patients With Epilepsy Navigate Murky Unregulated CBD Industry
By Eric Berger
The FDA has approved a cannabis-derived drug, Epidiolex, to treat some forms of epilepsy. Now people who have other forms of the condition are using over-the-counter CBD products in hopes of taming their seizures. But doctors and patients worry about the unregulated world of CBD, in which product ingredients can be a mystery.
Tres cosas que hay que saber sobre la cobertura del seguro para abortos
By Julie Appleby
Apenas una de las decenas de conflictos: el aborto puede estar cubierto por un plan de salud, pero si no hay proveedores disponibles, las pacientes no tienen acceso.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Highly Contagious Covid Strain Already Circulating In California: Two cases of the BA.2.75 subvariant of omicron were detected in Bay Area wastewater last month, according to a global genomic sequencing database. Scientists warn that the omicron subvariant may evade immunity from vaccines and previous infection. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and Time.
