Sarah Kwon

What ‘Fertilization President’ Trump Can Learn From State Efforts To Expand IVF Access

KFF Health News Original

State-level efforts to regulate fertility coverage reveal the gauntlet of budgetary and political hurdles such initiatives face — obstacles that have led to millions of people being left out even when mandates become law.

She Co-Founded the Office That Became DOGE. Now, She Sees ‘Irresponsible Transformation.’

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As a deputy chief technology officer in the Obama administration, Jennifer Pahlka brought Silicon Valley talent to Washington to streamline public access to government services. She believes better government technology could both ensure taxpayer dollars aren’t wasted and that people who need health care and food assistance receive it.

Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling

KFF Health News Original

Facing a dire shortage of bilingual and culturally attuned therapists, an Oakland, California, community clinic serving Asian immigrants has trained staffers in a victim support unit to provide lay counseling.

Mothers of Color Can’t See if Providers Have a History of Mistreatment. Why Not?

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Many women, especially Black women, have reported discrimination in maternity care, but expectant mothers lack tools to see where this happens. Funding and regulations to measure disparities have been slow in arriving, but some innovators are trying to fill the void.

Ambulance Company to Halt Some Rides in Southern California, Citing Low Medicaid Rates

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American Medical Response, the largest U.S. ambulance company, is ending nonemergency transportation for 12 hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties, saying the state doesn’t pay enough to transport low-income patients. The state is pushing back.

Agotados por covid y por trabajar 80 horas a la semana, médicos residentes deciden sindicalizarse

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Los residentes son médicos recién recibidos, que han terminado la carrera de medicina, y deben pasar de tres a siete años de formación en hospitales universitarios antes de poder ejercer de forma independiente. Ganan poco y trabajan mucho.

Burned Out by Covid and 80-Hour Workweeks, Resident Physicians Unionize

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In California and beyond, physician trainees working long hours for what in some states amounts to little more than minimum wage are organizing to seek better pay, benefits, and working conditions. More than 1,300 of them at three L.A. County public hospitals will vote May 30 on whether to strike.

Apple Aims to Push More Patient Data to Doctors. But Who Can Gauge Its Impact on Health?

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The Silicon Valley giant has been cryptic about its plan for the growing mound of health data available through its iPhones and watches. Health systems have experimented with the company’s health app, but it hasn’t yet become central to treatment.