Daily Edition for Friday, February 28, 2025
Mental Health Facility Allowed To Expand: A south Sacramento residential care facility for people suffering from severe mental illnesses will more than double its occupancy, despite strong neighborhood opposition. The congregate care facility will expand from 53 people to 140. Read more from The Sacramento Bee.
A Runner Was Hit by a Car, Then by a Surprise Ambulance Bill
By Sandy West
A San Francisco man had friends drive him to the hospital after he was hit by a car. Doctors checked him out, then sent him by ambulance to a trauma center — which released him with no further treatment. The ambulance bill? Almost $13,000.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': House GOP Plan Targets Medicaid
The House passed a budget plan that likely would result in major cuts to the Medicaid program. But the plan now faces a battle in the Senate, where even Republicans seem reluctant to dramatically reduce a health program that covers roughly 1 in 5 Americans. Meanwhile, federal judges and the Trump administration continue to differ over whether the administration has the authority to unilaterally cancel programs approved and funded by Congress and to fire federal workers. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
Daily Edition for Thursday, February 27, 2025
California Bill Would Let CRNAs Practice Independently: Assemblyman Heath Flora, R-Ripon, wants to upgrade the status of nurse anesthetists amid a statewide shortage of physician anesthesiologists. Assembly Bill 876 would give certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) the long-sought-after authority to practice independently. A second bill would expand hospital medical staff membership to include nurse anesthetists and more. Read more from The Modesto Bee.
Republicans Once Wanted Government out of Health Care. Trump Voters See It Differently.
By Noam N. Levey
Frustrated by high health care prices, many who backed President Donald Trump support strong government actions to protect patients. It’s unclear whether GOP leaders will listen.
Future of Cancer Coverage for Women Federal Firefighters Uncertain Under Trump
By Kylie Mohr
In the waning days of the Biden administration, the Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. It’s unclear whether the new protections will stick under Trump.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 26, 2025
UCSF Health Care Worker Strikes Begin Today: Two planned labor strikes at UCSF medical centers this week may cause some appointments to be rescheduled and other services to be delayed, according to the university. One strike is planned today through Friday and the other for today and Thursday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Health Clinic Workers Brush Up on Constitutional Protections as Immigration Raids Loom
By Jackie Fortiér
Clinic administrators describe anxiety about President Donald Trump’s move to allow immigration arrests inside health centers.
Trabajadores de clínicas comunitarias repasan protecciones constitucionales mientras se avecinan redadas de inmigración
By Jackie Fortiér
Desde el regreso de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca, el temor a las deportaciones masivas llevadas a cabo por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) se ha apoderado de las comunidades inmigrantes.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Newsom Unveils More Funding To Clean Up Homeless Encampments: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced $920 million in newly available funding to help local communities clean up encampments and fight homelessness, as well as new measures he said were meant to ensure state homeless dollars are spent wisely. Read more from the Los Angeles Times. Scroll down for more on the homelessness crisis.
