Biden Administration Announces Boost for Rural Health Care in Midterm Election Push
By Katheryn Houghton
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet members are fanning out across the county to promote benefits coming to rural America from covid relief and infrastructure legislation.
Who Doesn’t Text in 2022? Most State Medicaid Programs
By Phil Galewitz
As states prepare for the end of the covid public health emergency, they are making plans to reevaluate each Medicaid enrollee’s eligibility. They will rely primarily on mail and email because not many states can text enrollees.
Private Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And a GAO Probe
By Victoria Knight
In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden decried these financial arrangements, which two members of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee had already asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate.
When Symptoms Linger for Weeks, Is It Long Covid?
By Nina Feldman, WHYY
Patients with symptoms that last three to 12 weeks after an acute covid infection should adopt a “watchful waiting” approach to recovery, an expert says. Keep in contact with a primary care doctor and take it easy.
How a Former Catholic Priest Is Navigating a Medi-Cal Health Plan Through Big Changes
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Michael Hunn left the clergy and became a hospital and health system executive. He’s been named CEO of CalOptima, Orange County’s Medi-Cal health insurance plan for low-income residents, and his spiritual background is helping him guide the publicly run plan into the future.
Babies Die as Congenital Syphilis Continues a Decade-Long Surge Across the US
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
Congenital syphilis rates keep climbing, according to newly released federal data. But the primary funding source for most public health departments has been largely stagnant, its purchasing power dragged even lower by inflation.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Tuesday’s California health news roundup covers covid cases back up, medical debt, economic crisis and hunger, flu, homelessness, and more.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 11, 2022
Monday’s California health news roundup cover vaccines mandates, covid case rates, child homicides, mold, insulin costs, 911 calls, and more.
It’s Your Choice: You Can Change Your Views of Aging and Improve Your Life
By Judith Graham
Becca Levy of Yale University talks with “Navigating Aging” columnist Judith Graham about how people can alter ingrained perceptions of aging — which are often formed unconsciously and are unrecognized.
