Farmacias rechazan a pacientes con problemas inmunes que necesitan una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra covid
By Liz Szabo
Muchas farmacias no saben que los CDC han autorizado la cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra covid para personas con sistemas inmunes comprometidos.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup of California health news covers nursing homes, student vaccine mandates, omicron, more variants, boosters, masks and more.
Pharmacies Are Turning Away Immunocompromised Patients Seeking 4th Covid Shot
By Liz Szabo
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly changed its guidance to allow an extra shot in certain cases, but some pharmacy personnel are confused about who is eligible.
With a Vaccine Mandate Looming, Nursing Homes Face More Staffing Problems
By Eric Berger
Missouri has the worst covid-19 vaccination rate for nursing home health care workers in the nation. There, the federal mandate for workers to get vaccinated — upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — reveals the problems that operators have hiring staff, keeping them, and providing decent care.
I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It.
By Bram Sable-Smith
A KHN reporter had written for years about the people left behind by the absurdly complex and expensive U.S. health care system. Then he found himself navigating that maze as he tried to get his insulin prescription filled.
¿Por qué Medicare no paga por las pruebas caseras para covid?
By Michelle Andrews
Las mismas leyes del programa para los adultos mayores previenen que puedan comprar medicamentos de venta libre y obtener este tipo de pruebas sin una orden médica.
Daily Edition for Monday, January 24, 2022
Monday’s roundup covers vaccine mandates, hospitalizations, schools, masks, testing, long covid, Medi-Cal and more.
The Doctor Didn’t Show Up, but the Hospital ER Still Charged $1,012
By Noam N. Levey
A St. Louis-area toddler burned his hand on the stove, and his mom took him to the ER on the advice of her pediatrician. He wasn’t seen by a doctor, and the dressing on the wound wasn’t changed. The bill was more than a thousand dollars.
Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests
By Michelle Andrews
The laws governing Medicare don’t provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, which is precisely what the rapid antigen tests are and why they are an important tool for containing the pandemic.
Vaccine Wars Ignite in California as Lawmakers Seek Stronger Laws
By Angela Hart
Anti-vaccination activists say California’s Democratic lawmakers are helping strengthen their movement nationally by pushing for tougher vaccine requirements — without exemptions for religious or personal beliefs. But a new pro-vaccine lobbying force is vowing to fight back.
