Daily Edition for Monday, January 13, 2025
Pregnant And Live Near LA Wildfires? Take Extra Precautions Or Consider Leaving, Experts Say: After five days of an unrelenting firestorm in Los Angeles County, medical experts are warning that the area’s smoke levels pose unique risks to those who are pregnant and their fetuses. Read more from the Los Angeles Times. Plus, NPR explains why the smoke is so dangerous. Scroll down for more wildfire updates.
Can Medical Schools Funnel More Doctors Into the Primary Care Pipeline?
By Felice J. Freyer
More medical schools say they will no longer charge tuition, in hopes that more students, graduating free of debt, will choose lower-paying primary care careers. But evidence suggests it will take a lot more than a free ride to replenish the primary care pipeline.
Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block
By Phil Galewitz
Republicans in Washington are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans.
Cinco cambios críticos que puede sufrir Medicaid bajo Trump
By Phil Galewitz
Los republicanos en Washington afirman que planean utilizar recortes de financiamiento y cambios regulatorios para reducir drásticamente Medicaid, el programa de salud federal gerenciado por los estados
Journalists Address HHS Under Trump, Rural PFAS Contamination, and Bird Flu
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Doctors, Nurses Press Ahead as Wildfires Strain Los Angeles’ Health Care
By Bernard J. Wolfson and Molly Castle Work and Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times
A primary care clinic burned, medical offices closed, and hospitals struggled with possible evacuations. The wildfires that have incinerated large swaths of Los Angeles County are stressing the region’s health care infrastructure. Still, providers continue to find ways to deliver vital care.
Médicos y enfermeras siguen haciendo su trabajo, mientras los incendios jaquean el sistema de salud de Los Ángeles
By Bernard J. Wolfson and Molly Castle Work and Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times
Los incendios que se propagan rápidamente y han transformado gran parte del condado de Los Ángeles en un infierno están poniendo a prueba a hospitales, clínicas de salud, socorristas y hogares de adultos mayores.
Daily Edition for Friday, January 10, 2025
Hazardous Air Quality Is Taking A Toll On People Near LA Wildfires: Air purifiers were selling out and residents were sleeping with face masks on as wildfires continued to rage uncontrollably Friday morning in Los Angeles. Emergency room doctors reported waves of patients with breathing problems. Read more from AP.
La inteligencia artificial iba a reducir los costos de salud, pero resulta que necesita de costosos seres humanos
By Darius Tahir
Los sistemas de inteligencia artificial requieren una supervisión continua y una dotación de personal altamente capacitado para garantizar que funcionen bien.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda
Health is unlikely to be a top priority for the new GOP-led 119th Congress and President-elect Donald Trump. But it’s likely to play a key supporting role, with an abortion bill already scheduled for debate in the Senate. Meanwhile, it’s unclear when and how the new Congress will deal with the bipartisan bills jettisoned from the previous Congress’ year-end omnibus measure — including a major deal to rein in the power of pharmacy benefit managers. In this “catch up on all the news you missed” episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
