Cómo una mejor ventilación puede ayudar a que tu hogar sea “a prueba de covid”
By Liz Szabo
Para las personas que no viven en casas grandes con varias habitaciones y baños, un familiar con covid genera riesgos extra. Mejorar la ventilación puede cambiar los resultados.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Los Angeles Urged To Mask Up: Los Angeles County’s coronavirus-positive hospitalizations are rising again, and Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer urged residents Monday to again wear masks inside schools, stores, and workplaces. “This would give us a chance at slowing down spread,” Ferrer said. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
New Covered California Leader Urges Renewal of Enhanced Federal Aid for Health Premiums
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Jessica Altman took over in March as executive director of California’s health insurance marketplace, which serves 1.8 million people. She warns that if Congress does not renew the tax credit enhancements that have made health plans more affordable, consumers will face significantly higher premiums, which could cause many to forgo coverage.
Why So Slow? Legislators Take on Insurers’ Delays in Approving Prescribed Treatments
By Michelle Andrews
Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But they can baffle patients waiting for approval. And doctors say that insurers have yet to follow through on commitments to improve the process.
As Red Cross Moves to Pricey Blood Treatment Method, Hospitals Call for More Choice
By Julie Appleby
The nation’s largest supplier of platelets is moving to a method it says is easier for hospitals, but one that sharply raises costs, leading some centers to demand more options.
Daily Edition for Monday, May 16, 2022
Will Mask Mandates Return To California? With coronavirus cases continuing to rise in some parts of California, the big question is: When will local governments decide a wave is big enough to intervene with new rules? Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
States Have Yet to Spend Hundreds of Millions of Federal Dollars to Tackle Covid Health Disparities
By Phil Galewitz and Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead
A year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded states and local health departments $2.25 billion to help people of color and other populations at higher risk from covid. But a KHN review shows public health agencies across the country have been slow to spend it.
Estados todavía deben usar el dinero federal que recibieron para zanjar disparidades de salud por covid
By Phil Galewitz and Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead
A un año de recibir millones del gobierno federal, los estados apenas han comenzado a pensar cómo utilizar el dinero que recibieron para zanjar la desigualdad en salud que generó, y agravó, la pandemia.
Journalists Recap the Latest on High Court Leak, Mental Health Care, and Fentanyl Testing Strips
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.
No Prison Time for Tennessee Nurse Convicted of Fatal Drug Error
By Brett Kelman
Hundreds of nurses gathered outside a Nashville courthouse to protest RaDonda Vaught’s prosecution for a medical mistake, and cheered when her probation sentence was announced.
