Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills
By Michelle Andrews
Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers cannot charge consumers for various preventive services that have been recommended by experts. But if those screenings indicate more testing is needed to determine whether something is wrong, patients may be on the hook for hundreds or even thousands of dollars for diagnostic services.
As Biden Fights Overdoses, Harm Reduction Groups Face Local Opposition
By Renuka Rayasam
The Biden administration’s latest plan to address opioid overdose deaths includes $30 million for harm reduction measures, but many conservative states don’t allow them.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 13, 2022
Monday’s roundup covers covid shots, health worker strikes, firefighter PTSD, nicotine products, drugs, gun violence, monkeypox, and more.
Covid Funding Pries Open a Door to Improving Air Quality in Schools
By Liz Szabo
Researchers say the billions in pandemic funding available for ventilation upgrades in U.S. schools provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat covid-19, as well as making air more breathable for students living with allergies, asthma, and chronic wildfire smoke.
Race Is Often Used as Medical Shorthand for How Bodies Work. Some Doctors Want to Change That.
By Rae Ellen Bichell and Cara Anthony
Physicians have long believed it’s good medicine to consider race in health care. But recently, rather than perpetuate the myth that race governs how bodies function, a more nuanced approach has emerged: acknowledging that racial health disparities often reflect the effects of generations of systemic racism, such as lack of access to stable housing or nutritious food.
States Fight Student Mental Health Crisis With Days Off
By Giles Bruce
In early 2022, Illinois joined a growing number of states where lawmakers and school leaders are trying to combat the ongoing student mental health crisis by granting days off for mental health needs.
Journalists Delve Into Vaccine Mandates and Surprise Billing
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.
Trauma Surgeons Detail the Horror of Mass Shootings in the Wake of Uvalde and Call for Reforms
By Andy Miller and Lauren Sausser
Trauma surgeons say that the weapons used in mass shootings are not new but that more of these especially deadly guns are on the street, causing injuries that are difficult to survive.
Daily Edition for Friday, June 10, 2022
Friday’s roundup covers nursing homes, insurance news, covid cases, vaccines, monkeypox, abortion, formula shortage, and more.
Tras Uvalde, cirujanos de trauma detallan los horrores de las masacres, y reclaman cambios
By Andy Miller and Lauren Sausser
En estos años, la profesión médica ha desarrollado técnicas como la rápida evacuación de pacientes para salvar a un mayor número de víctimas de tiroteos. Pero traumatólogos cirujanos entrevistados por KHN dicen que incluso esas mejoras solo pueden salvar a una fracción de los pacientes cuando son heridas infligidas por rifles de tipo militar.
