Stephanie Stephens

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Urged on by LGBTQ+ Activists, California Cities Weigh Stricter Smoking Rules

KFF Health News Original

High rates of smoking in the LGBTQ+ community, and the ease with which young people can buy a range of nicotine products, is leading several Northern California cities to consider new restrictions on cigarettes, vapes, and cigars.

New Medicare Advantage Plans Tailor Offerings to Asian Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ+

KFF Health News Original

As more seniors opt for Medicare Advantage, a few small insurers have begun offering plans that provide culturally targeted benefits for cohorts including Asian Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ+ people. The approach, policy researchers say, has potential and perils.

Nuevos planes de Medicare Advantage adaptan ofertas para asiáticos, latinos y LGTBQ+

KFF Health News Original

A medida que Medicare Advantage gana popularidad entre los adultos mayores, tres compañías del sur de California están lanzando nuevos planes que se enfocan en comunidades culturales y étnicas, con ofertas especiales y profesionales que hablan su idioma nativo.

Programa forma médicos multiculturales, pero no siempre ejercen en áreas vulnerables

KFF Health News Original

Investigadores han descubierto que el programa ha logrado diversificar la inscripción, pero no hay suficiente seguimiento a largo plazo para saber si estos graduados ejercen en las regiones donde más se necesitan.

A California Physician Training Program Adds Diversity, but Where Do Graduates End Up?

KFF Health News Original

Researchers found that, while a University of California medical training program has diversified the system’s pool of medical students, there’s not enough long-term data to know whether graduates return to practice where they’re needed most.

Using Stories To Mentally Survive As A COVID-19 Clinician

KFF Health News Original

The practice of narrative medicine helps health care professionals hear the life stories behind a patient’s immediate complaints. Some doctors are finding that these skills also provide an alcove of needed reflection amid the pandemonium of COVID-19.

‘Warm’ Hotlines Deliver Help Before Mental Health Crisis Heats Up

KFF Health News Original

“Warmlines” are phone lines or electronic chat options for people who are not having a full-blown mental health crisis but who could use support to stave off one. They are a growing trend in mental health outreach to supplement existing hotlines, with one successful warmline in the Bay Area recently expanding to cover all of California.