Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 5, 2025
San Francisco Expands New Mayor’s Powers In Fentanyl Crisis: The Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to give Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers and flexibility to expedite the city’s response to a fentanyl crisis, eliminating competitive bidding requirements for some contracts and allowing him to solicit private donations to quickly add 1,500 shelter beds and hire more public safety and behavioral health specialists. Read more from AP and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Wash, Dry, Enroll: Finding Medicaid Help at the Laundromat
By Phil Galewitz
State Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs have long struggled to connect with lower-income Americans to help them access care. Now some are trying an alternative approach: meeting them at the laundromat.
Trump’s Already Gone Back on His Promise To Leave Abortion to States
By Julie Rovner
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump said the power to make abortion policies “has been returned to the states.” In his first two weeks in office, he’s already gone further to restrict abortion than any president who’s held office since the 1973 “Roe v. Wade” decision, writes Julie Rovner.
Lavar, secar, inscribirse: cómo obtener Medicaid… en la lavandería
By Phil Galewitz
Trabajadores, muchos de los cuales son bilingües, visitan lavanderías para establecer relaciones, generar confianza y conectar a las personas con la asistencia del gobierno
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Officials Want EPA To Monitor Air Quality After LA Wildfires: At a news conference Monday, Pasadena Public Health Director Manuel Carmona, Pasadena Vice Mayor Jess Rivas, and U.S. Reps. Judy Chu, Laura Friedman, and Brad Sherman asked for the creation of a federal EPA task force to regularly monitor air quality in the Los Angeles area. Read more from CBS News Los Angeles.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 3, 2025
Hazardous Fire Debris Brought To Different Neighborhood For Sorting: As crews clean up after the Los Angeles wildfires, some city officials and residents are opposing the designation of Lario Park in Irwindale as a site to process hazardous waste. Read more from AP. Scroll down for more on the wildfires.
Little Tracking, Wide Variability Permeate the Teams Tasked With Stopping School Shootings
By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock
Several states require schools to assemble teams of law enforcement and education officials to identify students who could become mass shooters and intervene before it’s too late. But some experts say the efforts often face a lack of guidance and significant pressure, putting them at risk of maligning innocent students.
For California Farmworkers, Telehealth Visits With Mexican Doctors Fill a Gap
By Victoria Clayton
The MiSalud app enables Spanish-speaking users in the U.S. to meet virtually with health professionals in Mexico via a smartphone app. At Taylor Farms in Salinas, the novel program has been a hit.
Para trabajadores agrícolas de California, las consultas con médicos mexicanos a distancia llenan un vacío
By Victoria Clayton
Este método, que podría llegar a tener gran utilidad en la era de los teléfonos inteligentes, es una aplicación que permite efectuar consultas médicas transfronterizas.
Journalists Analyze Issues of the Day: RFK Jr., Bird Flu, L.A. Fires
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
