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Cyberattacks Plague the Health Industry. Critics Call Feds’ Response Feeble and Fractured.

By Darius Tahir September 19, 2024

Health care weathered more ransomware attacks last year than any other sector, and that was before a debilitating February hack of payments manager Change Healthcare. Executives, lawyers, and policymakers are worried the federal government’s response is underpowered, underfunded, and too focused on hospital security.

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These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In.

By Noam N. Levey September 19, 2024

A decades-old manufacturing company opened a clinic and made primary care and prescriptions free for employees and their families.

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Abortion Clinics — And Patients — Are on the Move, as State Laws Keep Shifting

By Bram Sable-Smith Illustration by Oona Zenda September 19, 2024

Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response. Despite the Supreme Court’s overturning of federal protections in 2022, abortions are now at their highest numbers in a decade.

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Las clínicas de abortos, y sus pacientes, se movilizan a medida que cambian las leyes estatales

By Bram Sable-Smith September 19, 2024

El fallo de la Corte dejó en manos de los estados las políticas sobre el aborto. Desde entonces, 14 estados promulgaron prohibiciones a la práctica que contemplan unas pocas excepciones, mientras que otros han restringido el acceso.

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Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 18, 2024

September 18, 2024

Two People Infected With 'Raccoon Roundworm': LA County Public Health officials said that they are investigating two human cases of Bylisascaris procyonis, an intestinal parasitic infection that can affect the human spinal cord, brain, and eyes. Both patients were in the South Bay area. Read more from CBS News.

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Ballot Measure on New Medi-Cal Spending Has Broad Support, But Opponents Flag Pitfalls

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 18, 2024

Proposition 35, which would use revenue from a tax on managed-care plans to raise the pay of health care providers who serve Medi-Cal patients, has united a broad swath of California’s health care, business, and political establishments. But a newly formed, smaller group of opponents says it will do more harm than good.

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Tennessee Tries To Rein In Ballad’s Hospital Monopoly After Years of Problems

By Brett Kelman September 18, 2024

Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system with the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, serves patients in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.

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Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 17, 2024

September 17, 2024

Industrial Chemical Found In Illegal Fentanyl Supply: A chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine, a sudden and puzzling shift in the drug supply that has alarmed health researchers. The chemical, BTMPS, was found in roughly a quarter of drugs tested in a recent sampling. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.

Watch: New Documentary Film Explores a Lynching and a Police Killing 78 Years Apart

By Cara Anthony September 17, 2024

The “Silence in Sikeston” documentary film explores how the nation’s first federally investigated lynching and a police killing 78 years apart haunt the same rural Missouri community. The film from KFF Health News and Retro Report explores the lasting impact of such trauma — and what it means to speak out about it.

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Fighting Staff Shortages With Scholarships, California Bill Aims To Boost Mental Health Courts

By Molly Castle Work September 17, 2024

A new bill would create a scholarship program for students who agree to work with specialized courts in California to get patients into treatment, but some people argue the state shouldn’t restrict scholarship aid to a new, untested program given broader behavioral health workforce shortages.

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From The California Health Care Foundation

Insurance Data Health Insurers Enrollment Almanac — 2025 Edition

The latest data shows that California health insurers covered 36.2 million people. See a breakdown of enrollment by regulator, market, and insurer, and access historical data.

The Latest on CalAIM Reforms

CalAIM has the potential to improve health outcomes for millions of people enrolled in Medi-Cal. Track the latest developments and insights on this multi-year reform effort.

Behavioral Health California's Behavioral Health Data Landscape

As the state embarks on a significant overhaul, this report captures the current state of behavioral health data collection. See how it currently measures quality and outcomes, as well as future directions for the system.

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