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Gobernador de California firma larga lista de leyes de salud que revelan los problemas de 2020
El Gobernador Gavin Newsom termin籀 su marat籀n de firmas, poniendo fin a una sesi籀n legislativa que tendr獺 un impacto enorme en la atenci籀n de salud y la cobertura de los californianos.
California Governors Bill-Signing Marathon Offers Glimpse Of 2020 Issues
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on an array of health care bills that will significantly affect the lives of Californians, including many college students, pregnant women, schoolchildren and dialysis patients.
New Protocol For HIV Prevention Drug Reduces The Number Of Pills Required
Health officials and AIDS advocates in San Francisco have endorsed a new regimen for PrEP medication: to be taken only immediately before and after sex, thus reducing cost and potential side effects. The standard regimen is one pill a day for an open-ended period.
Costos adicionales bloquean el tratamiento para prevenir el VIH
Aunque muchas aseguradoras cubren PrEP, los costos por las pruebas adicionales que hay que realizarse pueden bloquear el acceso a esta terapia preventiva.
Even When HIV Prevention Drug Is Covered, Other Costs Block Treatment
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that people who are at high risk of contracting HIV take PrEP, a preventive treatment. The decision means most health plans will be required to cover the drugs without charging patients. But the recommendation doesnt apply to the other clinical and lab services people need.
Florida es el 繳ltimo estado republicano en adoptar programa de intercambio de jeringas
Un programa piloto en el condado de Miami-Dade demostr籀 la efectividad de esta intervenci籀n de salud p繳blica. Una nueva ley podr穩a ampliarla a otros condados.
Florida Is The Latest Republican-Led State To Adopt Clean Needle Exchanges
Florida has struggled for years with opioid overdoses and the highest rate of HIV infection in the U.S. Lawmakers now hope needle exchanges and a “harm reduction” approach could help save lives.
Needle Exchanges Find New Champions Among Republicans
More Republicans, at the statehouse level, are saying research and results support their endorsement of a once-controversial plan to limit disease among drug users.
Nations First HIV-To-HIV Kidney Transplant With Living Donor Succeeds
The organ transplant from a living donor opens up the universe of available organs.
Podcast: KHNs What The Health? Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss the efforts to curb surprise medical bills to patients who inadvertently get out-of-network care; a look at where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on health; and the Trump administrations efforts to end HIV in the U.S. Also, Rovner interviews Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is leaving his job in early April.
Podcast: KHNs What The Health? The Karma Of Cutting Medicare
Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss the suggested cuts to health programs in President Donald Trumps budget proposal, the latest on lawsuits challenging work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and the FDAs crackdown on e-cigarettes. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
Trump quiere $291 millones para erradicar el VIH en el pa穩s, pero no ayudar獺 a frica
Una de estas acciones es el recorte de $1.35 mil millones del Plan de Emergencia del Presidente para el Alivio del SIDA, dinero que en mayor parte se usa en Africa.
Trumps Budget Offers $291M To Fight HIV In U.S. But Trims Overseas Efforts
The budget would increase funding for efforts like the state-centered initiatives run by the Centers for Disease Control and the Ryan White Program, which offers services and treatment to patients. But it would also dramatically cut funding for global HIV efforts.
Plan de Trump para combatir el VIH puede encontrar barreras en la Am矇rica rural
En algunos estados no se habla de sexo ni de VIH. Oklahoma, por ejemplo, tiene la tasa m獺s alta de pruebas tard穩as de VIH: las personas se hacen el test cuando ya desarrollaron SIDA.
Trump Plan To Beat HIV Hits Rough Road In Rural America
Health officials and doctors treating patients with HIV welcome the funding push, but warn that the strategies that work in progressive cities don’t necessarily translate to rural areas.
Podcast: KHNs What The Health? A Healthy State Of The Union
Health was a featured player in President Donald Trumps 2019 State of the Union address. The president set goals to bring down prescription drug prices, end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. and cure childhood cancer, among other things. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Politico join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for extra credit, provide their favorite health policy stories of the week. Rovner also interviews KHN senior correspondent Phil Galewitz about the current Bill of the Month feature.
Trump Pledges To End HIV Transmission By 2030. Doable, But Daunting.
The presidents promise to eliminate HIV transmission within 10 years is a goal long sought by advocates, but it wont be an easy undertaking.
Trump Highlights Health Agenda With Vow To Lower Unfair Drug Prices
The president laid out a series of goals, including lowering prescription prices, pursuing an end to the HIV epidemic and boosting funding for childhood cancers.
How Sen. Orrin Hatch Changed America’s Health Care
Utah’s Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate, after 42 years. The Republican led bipartisan efforts to provide health care to more kids and AIDS patients. He also thrived on donations from the drug industry.
Podcast: KHNs What The Health? Insurance Enrollment Is Lagging And There Are Lots Of Reasons Why
Sign-ups for insurance under the Affordable Care Act are still well behind last years mark with just a week until the end of open enrollment in most states. The Supreme Court declines a case that could have allowed states to defund Planned Parenthood. And the Trump administration gets hundreds of thousands of comments about its proposed changes to immigration rules that could penalize people who use government-funded health care and other social service programs. Alice Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for extra credit, provide their favorite health policy stories of the week.
