As Interest From Families Wanes, Pediatricians Scale Back on Covid Shots
By Jackie Fortiér
Pediatricians want to vaccinate kids, but some say they’re keeping their stockpile of covid vaccines low to avoid being stuck with costly, unwanted shots. They can’t afford to stock up on costly shots that parents don’t want.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Bird Flu Confirmed In California Dairy Cows: The California Department of Food and Agriculture has confirmed that three dairies in the Central Valley have tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza. It is the first time the virus has been discovered in California dairy cows. Read more from The Fresno Bee and San Francisco Chronicle.
Watch: Tips on Finding a Good Nursing Home
By Jordan Rau
Video by Hannah Norman
KFF Health News’ Jordan Rau explains how to tell the good nursing homes from the bad ones.
Universidad favorece un costoso programa de doctorado para enfermeras parteras en plena crisis de la atención materna
By Ronnie Cohen
El cambio duplicará con creces el costo para los estudiantes. Expertos dicen que aumentará la escasez de estos profesionales de salud.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, August 27, 2024
2,325 People Died From Heat Last Year, Mostly In The Desert Southwest: Heat-related mortality is on the rise in the United States, especially in California, a new report shows. Here’s what the Golden State is doing to prevent extreme heat deaths. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.
With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu
By Rae Ellen Bichell
A Colorado picnic celebrated Farmworker Appreciation Day. But some dairy workers there said they aren’t feeling appreciated: They don’t have basic protective gear, even as bird flu spreads through area farms.
Feds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition
By Fred Schulte
A private 2014 decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services faces new scrutiny in a multibillion-dollar Justice Department fraud case against UnitedHealth Group.
Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions
By Aneri Pattani and Henry Larweh and Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA
In many places, victims of the opioid epidemic are silenced in decision-making about how to use opioid settlement money, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by KFF Health News and Spotlight PA found.
An Arm and a Leg: Don’t Get ‘Bullied’ Into Paying What You Don’t Owe
By Dan Weissmann
In this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with Caitlyn Mai, a woman in Oklahoma who received a six-figure bill for a surgery her insurance promised to cover. This episode is an extended version of the “Bill of the Month” series, produced in partnership with NPR.
