After a Child’s Death, California Weighs Rules for Phys Ed During Extreme Weather
By Samantha Young
A California lawmaker wants the state to craft guidelines for how and when schoolchildren can play or exercise during extreme weather, including heat waves. The bill comes after a 12-year-old boy died after a physical education instructor told him to run as the temperature topped 90 degrees.
Why One New York Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients
By Noam N. Levey
Most U.S. hospitals aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills. One New York hospital system decided to work with them instead.
An Arm and a Leg: Digging Into Facility Fees
By Dan Weissmann
“An Arm and a Leg” is looking for listener stories about facility fees for a new project.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Newsom’s budget plan, Medi-Cal makeover, UCLA protest, covid deaths at San Quentin, mental health beds, weight loss, and more are in the news.
Nursing Homes Wield Pandemic Immunity Laws To Duck Wrongful Death Suits
By Fred Schulte
More than 172,000 nursing home residents died of covid. In lawsuits, some families who lost loved ones say they were misled about safety measures or told that covid wasn’t a danger in their facilities.
Newsom’s $12 Billion Medicaid Makeover Banks on Nonprofits’ Buy-In
By Angela Hart
California’s Medicaid program is relying heavily on community groups to deliver new social services to vulnerable patients, such as security deposits for homeless people and air purifiers for asthma patients. But many of these nonprofits face staffing and billing challenges and haven’t been able to deliver services effectively.
Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Decried as Biased Against Disabled People
By Daniel Chang
People with disabilities say they are abruptly losing their Medicaid home health benefits and are being advised incorrectly when they call state offices for more information. “Every day the anxiety builds,” one beneficiary told KFF Health News.
Daily Edition for Monday, May 13, 2024
Newsom’s budget blueprint, covid “super-dodgers,” bird flu containment, housing, solar storms, AI in health care, and more are in the news.
FDA Said It Never Inspected Dental Lab That Made Controversial AGGA Device
By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News
Johns Dental Laboratories stopped making the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance last year after a KFF Health News-CBS News investigation into allegations of patient harm. The company had “never” reported any complaints about its products to the FDA, according to the agency.
Daily Edition for Friday, May 10, 2024
Welfare, new covid variants, mental health on TV, hospital news, bird flu monitoring, fentanyl deaths, food safety, and more are in the news.
