Medicaid Unwinding Deals Blow to Tenuous System of Care for Native Americans By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez MAY 20, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-unwinding-endangers-native-american-health-care/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8KDdIoy-0zAzsLZsKL7JMY8c-VD8cVNUPaKu6UsYBVT8cG82-j6Kvmg8Wxeq60MeQ4ZLF8l8_Qaw3bKuPihm0riQ_MfA&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Although Native American and Alaska Native adults are enrolled in Medicaid at higher rates than their white counterparts, many tribal leaders feel they’ve been left in the dark as states roll through the tumultuous Medicaid unwinding that started last year.

California Pays Meth Users To Get Sober By Angela Hart MAY 22, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-pays-meth-users-sober-contingency-management-calaim/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9pOFBlDIEpki_jFarCXJ1BqSKImp-TLF69ZWbHToS5Hyxc8B-a4j0T-rfZFt41KgE7J1bjscKlkH1wneEpQo4sG32d3Q&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email By Angela Hart California’s Medicaid program is testing a novel approach for people addicted to methamphetamine, cocaine, and other stimulants. For every clean urine test, they can earn money — up to $599 a year.

Los Angeles County Launches Ambitious Plan To Tackle Medical Debt. Hospitals Groan. By Molly Castle Work MAY 23, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/los-angeles-county-medical-debt-plan-hospital-dissent/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9q2fvUSQB6jkRbqmdshLFG6Hfn3TbG_bj58XjDxZX8RCIikjoRj0XgOqvY1plj1EVjpjwuxgdqDG26AU9_OfpUDzx9SQ&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email By Molly Castle Work Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous county, is spearheading a comprehensive plan to tackle a $2.9 billion medical debt crisis. Hospitals are still getting on board with the project, which is helmed by the public health department.

High Price of Popular Diabetes Drugs Deprives Low-Income People of Effective Treatment By Renuka Rayasam MAY 21, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/high-prices-ozempic-mounjaro-wegovy-glp1s/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-94NYqS72mTB5EHWN1BgNJp677vJpUe42tXwafYTU9sMy5Ba7VUvdGx_pwJbRf2Aqt89wRVJ5HR5KNe0_3uua4xf25Tdw&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email By Renuka Rayasam The makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro charge list prices of around $1,000 a month for the diabetes and obesity drugs, and insurers are reluctant to pick up the tab. Often, low-income patients have to resort to less effective treatments.

FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men By Rae Ellen Bichell MAY 24, 2024FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men By Rae Ellen Bichell MAY 24, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/tissue-donation-rules-fda-gay-bisexual-men-cornea-transplant/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8eobAlQcVF6QNwzTAWCy-RRFhoiSjAqtMMj58xmKJuJ_S9FHYZgfsRblDE1wfMLovHq1lh8EoMqz_L8yBBSZArfsGXpQ&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men By Rae Ellen Bichell Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments, and blood vessels. Similar restrictions have been relaxed or lifted for donated blood and organs in recent years.

Clues From Bird Flu’s Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandle By Amy Maxmen MAY 23, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bird-flu-ground-zero-texas-dairy-farms-whodunit-h5n1/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9HoRQtUVplMMMWKmo1QdhOIlskjfPz9qD_llHB6eazdWi1VTToWKXB7NuQhqGXEyoHdQIQmqVZ_O5i3ULefzXr8LnKog&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email By Amy Maxmen Dairy farmers and veterinarians in northern Texas furiously investigated a mysterious illness among cattle before the government got involved. Their observations are telling.

4 Ways Vaccine Skeptics Mislead You on Measles and More By Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder MAY 22, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/measles-how-vaccine-skeptics-mislead-public/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--mpf9vhn_g1kQ88J93i5THABePkX_gTp0Wm3HqN8ybClpaSaZ2vfP4Edd1vJnYhZqEXxnzQMUxmniMrVrgxQRSPyVyEg&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email By Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder Vaccine scare tactics haven’t shifted, but more parents are falling for them. Here’s what the rhetoric gets wrong and how it endangers children.