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Listen: An Unsettling Investigation Into the Closure of a Chain of Pain Clinics

March 14, 2022

KHN senior correspondents Jenny Gold and Anna Maria Barry-Jester joined KVPR’s Kathleen Schock on “Valley Edition” to discuss their investigation into the abrupt closure of one of California’s largest chain of pain clinics — and the patients left behind.

Want Vulnerable Californians to Have Healthier Pregnancies? Doulas Say the State Must Pay Up.

By Rachel Bluth March 14, 2022

California was supposed to start paying doulas this year to help Medicaid enrollees have healthy pregnancies. But the benefit has been delayed because doulas feel lowballed by the state’s proposed reimbursement rate, which is below what most other states pay.

Listen: What We’ve Learned After Two Years of the Pandemic

March 11, 2022

KHN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal joins the CNN podcast “Reliable Sources” and reflects on the societal trauma that covid-19 has wrought.

Daily Edition for Friday, March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

Friday’s California health news roundup covers masks, covid cases in schools, “deltacron,” flu, hunger, opioids, aging in place, and more.

Despite Seniors’ Strong Desire to Age in Place, the Village Model Remains a Boutique Option

By Judith Graham March 11, 2022

Membership-based villages help arrange services for seniors — such as handyman help or transportation to appointments — and provide social connections through classes, leisure opportunities, or community events. Despite great promise, they have been slow to expand because of difficulties raising funding and keeping people interested.

Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities

By Lauren Weber March 11, 2022

As the country enters Year 3 of the pandemic emergency, people with disabilities across the U.S. are still finding it difficult to use innovations in telemedicine, teleworking, and testing.

More Black Americans Are Buying Guns. Is It Driving Up Black Suicide Rates?

By Alex Smith, KCUR March 11, 2022

Gun buying among African Americans has soared in recent years. So have suicide rates among young Black men. Suicide prevention and gun safety efforts need to address race and cultural differences, Black gun owners say.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now

March 10, 2022

The Biden administration’s request for billions more in funding to fight covid-19 hit a snag on Capitol Hill this week, as Democrats objected to Republican demands that money allocated to states but not yet spent be reclaimed. Meanwhile, the big annual spending bill about to cross the finish line addresses other health policy changes, such as giving the FDA authority to regulate “synthetic” nicotine. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Jessie Hellmann of Modern Healthcare join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Daily Edition for Thursday, March 10, 2022

March 10, 2022

Thursday’s California health news roundup covers air quality, vaccine mandates, covid cases, burnout, relief funds, school hunger, and more.

Which Companies Aren’t Exiting Russia? Big Pharma

By Sarah Varney March 10, 2022

U.S. and global drug manufacturers invested in Russia’s sizable pharmaceutical industry contend international humanitarian law requires they continue manufacturing and selling their products there, even while condemning the Ukraine invasion. Not everyone agrees.

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