Patients Seek Mental Health Care From Their Doctor But Find Health Plans Standing in the Way
By Aneri Pattani
Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that.
‘An Arm and a Leg’: Good News for Your Credit Report
By Dan Weissmann
In July, credit reporting bureaus will start taking paid medical debt off people’s credit reports. Here’s what you need to know.
¿Recibes, pagas o brindas cuidado a largo plazo?
The New York Times y Kaiser Health News investigan si las personas en los Estados Unidos reciben la atención que necesitan a medida que envejecen.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers covid cases, vaccines, monkeypox, cannabis, baby formula, drought, disasters, homelessness, and more.
Misinformation Clouds America’s Most Popular Emergency Contraception
By Sarah Varney
At a moment when half of U.S. states stand poised to outlaw or sharply curtail abortion services, the nation’s most popular emergency contraception brand rests in the unlikely stewardship of two private equity firms.
They Thought They Were Buying Obamacare Plans. What They Got Wasn’t Insurance.
By Bram Sable-Smith
Some consumers who think they are signing up for Obamacare insurance find out later they actually purchased a membership to a health care sharing ministry. But regulators and online advertising sites don’t do much about it.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 6, 2022
Monday’s news summaries cover drug prices, E. coli contamination, covid cases, masks, long covid, monkeypox, cancer, formula, guns, and more.
California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can it Succeed?
By Angela Hart
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx. But state officials haven’t said how much the insulin will cost patients or how the state will deal with distribution and other challenges.
AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty
By Fred Schulte
With its latest venture into primary care clinics, is America’s leading organization for seniors selling its trusted seal of approval?
She’s 31, Has Stage 4 Kidney Cancer — And Talked Openly About It in a Job Interview
By Bruce Horovitz
Katie Coleman’s friends warned her not to tell prospective employers about her cancer diagnosis, fearing it would jeopardize her chances of being hired — even though it’s illegal for employers to discriminate because of a medical condition.
