Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users
By Markian Hawryluk
Colorado lawmakers approved a measure that will make it easier for people to fix their power wheelchairs when they wear out or break down, but arcane regulations and manufacturers create high hurdles for nationwide reform.
Skirmishes Over Medication Abortion Renews Debate on State vs. Federal Powers
By Victoria Knight
The Biden administration may have authority to allow the use of abortion pills even in states where the practice could be outlawed, say legal experts.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Wednesday’s roundup covers insurance, covid cases, deaths, masks, vaccines, monkeypox, hospital news, abortion, marijuana, and more.
Montana Hires a Medicaid Director With a Managed-Care Past
By Katheryn Houghton and Tony Leys
Montana, one of about a dozen states still managing its own Medicaid programs, has a new Medicaid director who championed handing the management of the program to private companies in Iowa and Kansas.
Computer Glitches and Human Error Still Causing Insurance Headaches for Californians
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Covered California and Medi-Cal share a computer system for eligibility and enrollment. Nearly a decade since the Affordable Care Act expanded coverage options in the state, enrollees can be diverted to the wrong program — or dropped altogether — if erroneous information gets into the system.
‘Desperate Situation’: States Are Housing High-Needs Foster Kids in Offices and Hotels
By Sam Whitehead
Some foster children with complex mental, behavioral, and physical health needs without a foster placement are having to stay in hotel rooms and even office buildings, a practice called “hoteling.”
Abortion Foes Take Political Risks by Dropping Exceptions for Rape, Incest, and Mother’s Life
By Julie Rovner
Conservative states are moving to severely restrict abortions, and many are pressing for bans that provide no exception for cases of rape or incest or even to save the life of the mother. But public opinion polls suggest those limits could cause blowback.
Fallas informáticas y errores humanos en la cobertura de seguros siguen siendo un dolor de cabeza para los californianos
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Es cierto que pequeños cambios en los ingresos pueden hacer que la elegibilidad cambie, pero si se ingresa información incorrecta en un sistema informático compartido por Covered California y Medi-Cal, o se elimina información precisa, eso les puede causar grandes dolores de cabeza a los afiliados.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup cover Medi-Cal, covid cases, symptoms and vaccines, hepatitis A, gun violence, formula shortage, Medicare, and more.
