Journalists Examine Health Care for Native Americans and Recent Food Recalls
窪蹋勛圖厙 News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
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Pay First, Deliver Later: Some Women Are Being Asked To Prepay for Their Baby
Pregnant women are being asked to make large cash payments months before they deliver their babies. Some patient advocates worry this billing practice allows providers to hold treatment hostage.
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Watch: Why the US Has Made Little Progress Improving Black Americans Health
窪蹋勛圖厙 News senior correspondents Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam discuss how government decisions undermine Black health.
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Readying for Republican Rule
With Republicans now set to control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives starting in January, their health agenda remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that just about anything could be on the table, from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, to drug prices and public health. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are preparing to fight the implementation of abortion rights ballot measures just passed by voters in seven states. Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.
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Scientists Fear Whats Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To Go Wild
As federal health scientists await a potential takeover by RFK Jr. and other medical skeptics in the second Trump administration, some are preparing r矇sum矇s or retirement papers.
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After Congress Ended Extra Cash Aid for Families, Communities Tackle Child Poverty Alone
The child tax credit passed by Congress at the height of covid has expired, but states and localities are trying to fill the gap with their own programs and funding. In Michigan, Rx Kids already covers every family with a new baby in Flint. Now, other communities aim to follow.
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As California Taps Pandemic Stockpile for Bird Flu, Officials Keep Close Eye on Spending
California health officials began providing protective clothing to farmworkers months before the states first bird flu transmission to humans was announced in October. Its a reminder of the states struggle to remain prepared for health threats amid multibillion-dollar deficits.
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Fight Health Insurance With Help From AI
Meet the tech worker on a quest to use artificial intelligence to combat denials for coverage from patients health plans.
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Maryland Is Training More Health Workers To Offer Abortion Care
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, thousands of out-of-state patients traveled to Maryland for abortion care. The state is trying to diversify who can offer that care. Providers in the first training class say their new skills are especially needed in rural areas.
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窪蹋勛圖厙 News Sues To Force Disclosure of Medicare Advantage Audit Records
Freedom of Information Act case targets HHS inspector generals reviews of billions of dollars in health plan overpayments.
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Older Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help
Diverse networks of friends, former co-workers, neighbors, and extended family are often essential sources of support for older adults living alone. Often it is the elderly caring for the elderly.
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California Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public Health Officials
With the arrival in California of dengue, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease present mainly in more tropical climates, public health authorities are deploying a range of strategies to beat back the Aedes mosquitoes that spread the virus.
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Many Voters Backed Abortion Rights and Donald Trump, a Challenge for Democrats
Despite widespread support for protecting abortion rights, voters said the cost of gas, housing, food, and health care was more important to their choice for president.
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Trump 2.0
As Donald Trump readies for his return to the White House with the backing of a GOP majority in the Senate and, possibly, the House the entire health care industry is waiting to see what happens next. Clearly on the agenda: the future of abortion and reproductive rights, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and public healths infrastructure. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Jackie Forti矇r, who reported and wrote the latest 窪蹋勛圖厙 News-Washington Post Bill of the Month feature, about a 2-year-old who had a very expensive run-in with a rattlesnake.
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California Expanded Medi-Cal to Unauthorized Residents. The Results Are Mixed.
California this year completed its Medi-Cal expansion to include income-eligible residents regardless of their immigration status. This final installment of the Faces of Medi-Cal series profiles three of those newly eligible patients and how coverage has affected their health.
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Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
Medicare officials defend the use of home visits that often spot medical conditions that are never treated.
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USDA Overstepped When It Banned SNAP Recipients' Sugary Purchases, Judge Rules
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Construction Of Ebola Quarantine Center In Kenya Brought To Standstill
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Woman Says 2 Texas Hospitals Denied Care For Miscarriage Despite Recent Law Meant To Clarify Rules
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