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Some patients are waiting four to five months to get treatment, a health expert says. Before covid-19 hit, waits usually lasted only a few weeks. In news on other effects of the pandemic, reducing children's screen time will tough as the country returns to a more normal schedule. And New York announces that city schools will not have a remote learning option in the fall.
The legislators did not approve a long-standing Medicaid provider tax that provides funds to care for elderly, disabled and low-income residents. Nursing home owners say if the state doesn't fix the problem, their businesses will suffer and residents will be caught in the middle. Other advocates are also challenging the decision by the Missouri governor to not implement a Medicaid expansion approved by voters. Efforts to expand Medicaid in Florida and Wyoming are also making news.
Meanwhile Politico covers how nursing homes are using Trump-era protections to defend against covid lawsuits. The "massive" shortage of health care workers across America is highlighted by Axios.
Democratic senators predict that if the Supreme Court next year overturns or weakens the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, pressure will build for Congress to add more justices to the court. Also in congressional news, health care providers hope for more money through the renewed earmark process on Capitol Hill.
President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers came into office promising major health initiatives. But that is proving hard. They have revamped parts of the Affordable Care Act, adding more than a million people to the insured rolls and reducing costs for many families. But those gains will only last two years and Democrats are divided on how to move forward with health policy.
New research opens a window on why women with a little known circulation disorder or who have polycystic ovary syndrome may suffer more severe covid symptoms.
The seven day average of new infections dropped to about 26,000 Sunday, the lowest since June 2020. The news comes as figures show half of states have fully vaccinated at least 50% of their adult population.
In what appears to be a shift in the focus of the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that people who are fully vaccinated and have no covid symptoms don’t need to be screened for the virus, even if exposed to someone who was infected. In other administration health news, officials weigh new policies for handling unaccompanied minors crossing the border without authorization.
A survey by the Covid States Project reveals that more of the public support government-mandated vaccinations versus businesses using covid passports, even though other reports say medical experts support the use of the passport system.
"Relatively few" cases are apparently involved, but the CDC is still concerned about reports of heart inflammation in some teenagers and young adults who've had covid vaccines.
Allowing vaccination sites to store the Pfizer vaccine in a typical refrigerator for a month will dramatically improve accessibility, ABC News reports. Meanwhile Stat looks into efforts by wealthy nations to aid international vaccine efforts.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The Biden administration is considering calls to extend the June 30 deadline as health providers say they need the remaining $30 billion to cover continuing pandemic care, The Wall Street Journal reports. And the pandemic's cost on Medicare is released.
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week's selections include stories on the next pandemic, medical bills, long-haul covid, PPP loans abuse, the latest study on mask effectiveness, racist city planning's mark on public health, Roe v. Wade and more.
An Oxford study--not yet peer reviewed--says any alcohol use can affect the brain health. Another study shows the benefit of short burst of exercise. And a fascinating study of smallpox epidemics in the 1700s.
While Western Europe makes progress again covid, people in Africa and Asia still face serious threats.
Doctors and other medical providers are leveraging state laws that rely on arbitration to increase in-network fees, thereby raising health care costs for everyone. In other industry news, Colorado bans harassing health workers and more hospitals are requiring their employees get covid shots.
A state court lawsuit was filed to force Missouri to expand its Medicaid program as voters decided in an election last year. Other news regarding Medicaid from Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia and Illinois.
The chief medical advisor to the White House said that if enough children get vaccinated by fall, high schools and middle schools would not have to require mask wearing by students. But teachers' unions raise big concerns.
Cybercriminals hit medical providers demanding ransom to restore access to patient records.
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