Daily Edition for Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Tuesday’s summaries of California health news covers mask and vaccine mandates, omicron, boosters, medical costs, schools, drugs and more.
Mattresses and Mold Removal: Medi-Cal to Offer Unconventional Treatments to Asthma Patients
By Angela Hart
In January, California’s Medicaid program will begin offering nontraditional services —such as ridding homes of roaches, replacing mattresses and installing air purifiers — to some low-income asthma patients. But the rollout could be chaotic, with insurance companies struggling to identify groups that can deliver the services.
With Overdose Deaths Surging, Advocates on the Ground Push for Over-the-Counter Naloxone
By Aneri Pattani
Harm-reduction groups say that requiring a doctor to sign off on their orders of the overdose reversal drug is one of the biggest barriers they face in obtaining the lifesaving medication.
‘An Arm and a Leg’: She Fights Health Insurers for Fun — And Wins
By Dan Weissmann
Law professor Jackie Fox looks at health insurance policies like any other contract, and she has spent 30 years making sound legal arguments to help patients get the care they need.
Con más muertes por sobredosis, defensores claman por una naloxona de venta libre
By Aneri Pattani
La administración Biden ha destinado $30 millones a programas de reducción de daños por adicciones. Pero defensores dicen que la principal barrera es que la naloxona sigue siendo de venta bajo receta.
Daily Edition for Monday, December 13, 2021
Monday’s summaries of California health news covers Newsom’s gun control move, covid uptick, omicron, booster shots, mandates and more.
How LA, Calling the Shots on School Vaccine Mandates, Can Lead the Way on Covid Rules
By Arthur Allen
In the middle of a measles outbreak in 1977, the Los Angeles school system required students to be inoculated or stay out of class. Other school systems followed the practice. Will it work again now that the county is insisting that teens have their shots against covid?
Journalists Discuss Omicron, Public Health, Culturally Competent Care
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Split Supreme Court Leaves Texas Abortion Law in Effect, but Says Providers May Sue
By Julie Rovner
The decision does not address the fate of abortion rights nationally, but the justices took up those arguments in a separate case earlier this month that will likely be decided in the summer.
Daily Edition for Friday, December 10, 2021
Friday’s summaries of California health news covers covid cases rising, omicron variant, boosters, smog rules, mental health and more.
