Thanks to Reddit, a New Diagnosis Is Bubbling Up Across the Nation
By Rae Ellen Bichell
Social media has helped spread the word about a treatment that involves getting Botox in the neck. It’s for a condition that’s gaining awareness but still often dismissed: the inability to burp.
Gracias a Reddit, un nuevo diagnóstico se está extendiendo por todo el país
By Rae Ellen Bichell
La incapacidad de eructar puede causar hinchazón, dolor, gorgoteos en el cuello y el pecho, y flatulencias excesivas mientras el aire acumulado busca una salida alternativa.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 5, 2024
Sutter Health Denies Report That It Overcharges Patients: New research from University of Southern California health economists has found evidence that Sutter Health began implementing allegedly anticompetitive contracting practices in the early 2000s that resulted in prices 30% higher than at comparable hospitals. Sutter denied any anticompetitive conduct and says the analysis is flawed. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Patients Suffer When Indian Health Service Doesn’t Pay for Outside Care
By Arielle Zionts and Katheryn Houghton
The Indian Health Service has a program that can pay for outside appointments when patients need care not offered at agency-funded sites. Critics say money shortages, complex rules, and administrative fumbles often block access, however.
Errors in Deloitte-Run Medicaid Systems Can Cost Millions and Take Years To Fix
By Samantha Liss and Rachana Pradhan
As states wait for Deloitte to make fixes in computer systems, Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food.
Health Secretary Becerra Touts Extreme Heat Protections. Farmworkers Want More.
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has a plan to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, but farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more, as climate change brings more extreme weather.
Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
State leaders are cutting public health spending and laying off workers hired during a pandemic-era grant boom. Public health officials say the bust will erode important advancements in the public health safety net, particularly in rural areas.
El secretario de Salud Xavier Becerra anunció protecciones contra el calor extremo; trabajadores agrícolas quieren más
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
El máximo responsable de salud del país, que está barajando la posibilidad de postularse para gobernador, se ha convertido en una de las voces principales de la administración Biden sobre el cambio climático.
Del auge a la caída: falta de dinero y despidos golpean a la salud pública
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
Ante la pandemia, el Congreso asignó más de $800 mil millones para fortalecer la respuesta de los estados ante covid. Esto resultó en un notable aumento del número de trabajadores de salud pública en todo el país. Ese dinero se ha esfumado.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 4, 2024
At Least 19 Valley Fever Cases Confirmed After Music Event: The potentially deadly fungal infection has hit attendees and workers of the Lightning in a Bottle music festival near Bakersfield. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Plus: The Hill explains how climate change-induced drought conditions are causing the surge in cases.
