Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Post-Dobbs, Over 900 Women Have Been Criminally Charged With Pregnancy-Related Conduct
Stateline: Over 900 Women Charged For Criminal Conduct During Pregnancies
In the first three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June 2022, more than 900 women faced criminal charges for conduct related to their pregnancies, according to a new report. (Resnick, 10/27)
More health news from across the U.S. —
Los Angeles Times: L.A. Rehab Centers Drugged Patients To Keep Insurance Money Flowing, Feds Allege
A father-and-son team from Southern California are accused by federal prosecutors of using their facilities to commit a shocking fraud, including drugging patients, preventing them from accessing their belongings and holding them against their will. (Winton, 10/27)
KFF Health News: In California And Other States, Dads Are Now Even With Moms In Paid Leave Claims
Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days. He has three young kids under age 4. On a recent Saturday, he played a mini game of basketball with his two older kids in their Southern California home, shooting a ball into a hoop on the door, while his baby boy watched from his bouncy chair. Campana took paid time off in May after the birth of his son — just as he did for his daughters. (Yu, 10/28)
The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore Gun Safety Bill To Be Held Until New Safety Agency Is Established
Baltimore City lawmakers advanced a proposal Tuesday to require gun sellers to provide suicide-prevention and safe-storage information. Still, questions remain about how many businesses would be affected in a city with few traditional gun stores. (Pryce, 10/28)
Wyoming Public Radio: Where $205 Million In Rural Health Funds Are Going In Wyoming
Your local hospital could get a big influx of cash. Wyoming doled out $205 million federal dollars to improve rural health care in every county. Almost half, 44.8%, of Wyoming’s federal Rural Health Transformation Act money this year could improve access to emergency care. That’ll go toward hospitals and first responders in relatively isolated places. (Merzbach, 10/27)
AP: Toxins Taint Soil At St. Paul Homeless Camp
Randolph Avenue meets Shepard Road in St. Paul near the banks of the Mississippi River, hemmed in by railroad tracks still serving the industrial corridor. Beyond the intersection, nearing the river, a winding network of dirt paths and pitched tents have become a makeshift neighborhood – St. Paul’s largest encampment – for hundreds of people without permanent shelter. Posted around the site are Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) “no trespassing” signs, many of them defaced by graffiti, warning of a stew of toxins in the soil, including lead, arsenic and mercury. The levels are so high, the signs say, that the area is listed as one of Minnesota’s permanent environmental priority sites. (Robinson and Scanlan, 10/27)
North Carolina Health News: Addiction Recovery Program To Open Apartments For Mothers, Kids
Twice, Lela Brantley did everything she was supposed to do and still ended up homeless. She stopped using substances. She moved into a recovery center with her small children. She secured a Section 8 affordable housing voucher and got on the waitlist for multiple apartments. Each time the voucher expired before an apartment was available. (Knopf, 10/28)
