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A Lot of Thought, Little Action: Proposals About Mental Health Go Unheeded
Thousands of people struggle to access mental health services in Florida. The treatment system is disjointed and complex. Some residents bounce between providers and are prescribed different medications with clinicians unaware…
End of Covid Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the US Health System
Rachana Pradhan
The Biden administration’s decision to end the covid-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for covid…
Prescription for Housing? California Wants Medicaid to Cover 6 Months of Rent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for…
California eligió a la compañía de genéricos Civica para producir insulina de bajo costo
Angela Hart
SACRAMENTO, CA. — El gobernador Gavin Newsom anunció el sábado 18 de marzo que se había seleccionado al fabricante de medicamentos genéricos Civica, con sede en Utah, para producir insulina de bajo costo para el estado,…
Some Roadblocks to Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Are Gone. Now What?
For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold standard for treating patients with opioid use disorder.…
Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
KNOXVILLE, Iowa ― Bette Helm was glad to have someone to talk with about her insomnia.
Helm lives in a nursing home in this central Iowa town of about 7,500 people, where mental health services are sparse. On a recent…
Judge Signals He Could Rule to Halt Sales of Common Abortion Pill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52dcqCch0R0
During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District…
Mobile Clinics Really Got Rolling in the Pandemic. A New Law Will Help Them Cast a Wider Safety Net.
Nearly 12 years ago, a nonprofit centered on substance abuse prevention in Lyon County, Nevada, broadened its services to dental care.
Leaders with the Healthy Communities Coalition were shocked into action after two of…
California Picks Generic Drug Company Civica to Produce Low-Cost Insulin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday announced the selection of Utah-based generic drug manufacturer Civica to produce low-cost insulin for California, an unprecedented move that makes good on his promise to put…
Journalists Discuss Medicaid Unwinding and Clawbacks
KHN correspondent Rachana Pradhan untangled Medicaid unwinding on PBS’ “PBS News Weekend” on March 11.
Click here to watch Pradhan on “PBS News Weekend”
Read Pradhan’s “Why Millions on…