California Ballot Will Be Heavy on Health Care
By Samantha Young
In the Nov. 8 general election, California voters will consider overturning the state’s flavored tobacco ban and hiking medical malpractice awards. Other proposals to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, target dialysis clinics and boost public health funding could also be on the ballot, along with a plan to limit business and school closures during public health emergencies.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Wednesday’s summaries of California health news covers hospital worker shortages, omicron cases, masks, covid boosters, schools and more.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Tuesday’s summaries of California health news covers the covid surge, ICU bed shortages, tests, vaccines, schools, Elizabeth Holmes and more.
With Sexually Transmitted Infections Off the Charts, California Pushes At-Home Tests
By Rachel Bluth
A new law makes California the first state to require that health insurance plans, including Medicaid, cover home STI tests. But some details still need to be worked out.
As Covid Hits Nursing Homes’ Finances, Town Residents Fight to Save Alzheimer’s Facility
By Judith Graham
Fear of covid has kept some adults from moving to nursing homes, and many facilities are in trouble financially. When Nevada, Missouri, officials announced they were planning to close a home specializing in dementia care, members of the community rose up in protest.
Why an HBCU Med School Decided to Put CARES Act Money Into Students’ Pockets
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
More than most schools, the country’s historically Black colleges and universities are funneling stimulus money directly to students, wiping out loans and past-due fees. But one is going a step further with its financial assistance.
Con récord de infecciones de transmisión sexual, California impulsa las pruebas caseras
By Rachel Bluth
California se ha convertido en el primer estado en exigir que los seguros médicos cubran las pruebas caseras para infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) como el VIH, la clamidia y la sífilis.
‘Then the Bill Came’: Year 4 of KHN-NPR’s Bill of the Month Is a Wrap
Our crowdsourced investigation of the high, confusing and arbitrary medical bills generated by our health system is set to begin its fifth year in 2022.
Laws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted Covid as Patients
By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett
Families who believe their loved ones contracted covid-19 while hospitalized are finding they have little recourse following a wave of liability shield legislation pushed by business interests.
