Social Security Chief Testifies in Senate About Plans to Stop ‘Clawback Cruelty’
By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group
Commissioner Martin O’Malley testifies to two Senate panels that his agency will stop the “injustices” of suspending people’s monthly benefits to recover alleged overpayments. The burden will be on the Social Security Administration to prove the beneficiary was to blame.
Daily Edition for Thursday, March 21, 2024
Prop. 1 passes, Medi-Cal for immigrants, a big donation, doctor payments, cybersecurity, biotechnology, drug use, and more are in the news.
Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for ‘Male Menopause’ Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads
By Michael Scaturro
Most healthy men produce sufficient testosterone as they age. Yet online ads and telehealth sites are promoting testosterone drugs with flawed promises of boosting libido and busting stomach fat.
Rapid Rise in Syphilis Hits Native Americans Hardest
By Cecilia Nowell
With U.S. syphilis rates climbing to the worst level in seven decades, public health experts and the federal Indian Health Service are scrambling to detect and treat the disease in Native American communities, where babies are infected at a higher rate than in any other demographic.
Biden Said Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Cut the Deficit by $160B. That’s Years Away.
By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
Savings estimated by the Congressional Budget Office from allowing the federal government to negotiate Medicare drug prices are based on a 10-year cumulative projection.
California’s Expanded Health Coverage for Immigrants Collides With Medicaid Reviews
By Jasmine Aguilera, El Tímpano
A state policy to extend Medi-Cal to qualified Californians without legal residency is running up against a federal requirement to resume eligibility checks. The redetermination process is causing many Latinos, who make up a majority of Medi-Cal beneficiaries, to be disenrolled.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Drug overdoses, measles, hospital watch, cybersecurity, covid, mental health care, cancer risks, food safety, and more are in the news.
Watch: Many Americans Are Unaware of HIV Prevention Medication
By Céline Gounder
Some Americans mistakenly believe medication to prevent HIV transmission through sex is just for certain groups such as gay men, but anyone who’s at risk for contracting HIV through sex could benefit.
Cómo evitar el pánico infantil por las jeringas, que puede continuar en la adultez
By April Dembosky, KQED
La angustia por el dolor de la jeringa puede seguir a los niños mientras crecen e interferir con la atención preventiva importante. Se estima que una cuarta parte de todos los adultos tienen miedo a las jeringas, un miedo que comenzó en la infancia.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Ouchless vaccines, Prop. 1 uncertainty, hospital layoffs, opioids, covid, asbestos ban, weight-loss drugs, and more are in the news.
