Esfuerzo comunitario para que trabajadores agrícolas reciban el refuerzo de la vacuna contra covid
By Heidi de Marco
December 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
La necesidad de recibir el refuerzo de las vacunas, y la amenaza inminente de la variante omicron, han hecho que la comunicación sobre covid sea más desafiante en la comunidad de los campos.
Taco Bowls and Chicken Curry: Medi-Cal Delivers Ready Meals in Grand Health Care Experiment
By Heidi de Marco Angela Hart
June 1, 2022
KFF Health News Original
California has embarked on an ambitious five-year initiative to improve the health of its sickest Medicaid patients by introducing nontraditional services. In the Inland Empire, where many residents have diabetes, one health plan is diving into the experiment by delivering healthy, prepared meals to those lucky enough to get them.
Hospitals Divert Primary Care Patients to Health Center ‘Look-Alikes’ to Boost Finances
By Phil Galewitz
Photos by Heidi de Marco
September 9, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Medicare and Medicaid pay “look-alike” health centers significantly more than hospitals for treating patients, and converting or creating clinics can help hospitals reduce their expenses.
Grabando el dolor por covid en la piel de los sobrevivientes
By Heidi de Marco
November 23, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Una encuesta revela que más del 30% de los estadounidenses tienen al menos un tatuaje, y en el 80% de los casos son conmemorativos. La pandemia elevó esta tendencia.
From the FDA’s Empty Seat to Chock-Full ICUs, Journalists Recap the Week’s Stories
September 25, 2021
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Vaccine Promoters Struggle to Get People Boosted in California’s Fields
By Heidi de Marco
December 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Stressed vaccine communicators battle anti-vaccine propaganda while seeking to persuade Latino farmworkers to get covid boosters.
Niños con discapacidades enfrentan retos especiales por covid al regresar a la escuela
By Heidi de Marco
October 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Cerca de 7 millones de niños y jóvenes estadounidenses, de 3 a 21 años, con necesidades especiales, han tenido que enfrentar desafíos físicos y mentales para volver a la escuela.
Shift in Child Hospice Care Is a Lifeline for Parents Seeking a Measure of Comfort and Hope
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Photos by Heidi de Marco
September 22, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Terminally ill children, unlike adults, can get hospice services while continuing to receive life-extending or curative care. More than a decade after the inception of the federal policy, it is widely credited with improving the quality of life for ailing children and their families, even as some parents find themselves in a painful stasis.
After ‘a Lot of Doors Shut in Our Face,’ Crusading Couple Celebrate Passage of Burn Pit Bill
By Michael McAuliff
August 9, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Le Roy and Rosie Torres founded the Burn Pits 360 group that advocated for years for Congress to help veterans suffering from injuries caused by the massive disposal sites on overseas bases. Le Roy came home from Iraq suffering from breathing problems.
Etching the Pain of Covid Into the Flesh of Survivors
By Heidi de Marco
November 23, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Memorial tattoos have grown more popular in recent years. Since parlors reopened after the lockdown, inkers have found that many people are eager to memorialize relatives and friends lost to covid.
His-and-Hers Cataract Surgeries, But His Bill Was 20 Times as Much
By Angela Hart
Photos by Heidi de Marco
June 27, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Whether a simple operation is performed under the auspices of a hospital or at an independent surgery center can make a huge difference in cost.
Sin papeles, sin atención: migrantes con discapacidades buscan ayuda a través de demandas y activismo
By Heidi de Marco
September 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
No hay estadísticas disponibles sobre el número de inmigrantes indocumentados con dispacadidades en los Estados Unidos. Pero ya sea que estén detenidos, trabajando sin papeles o esperando audiencias de asilo en el lado mexicano de la frontera, no tienen acceso a atención médica.
Journalists Discuss Long Covid, Delta Variant, Clinic for Migrants
July 3, 2021
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
California abre el Medi-Cal a adultos mayores indocumentados
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Photos by Heidi de Marco
May 2, 2022
KFF Health News Original
El estado vuelve a ser pionero en su esfuerzo porque todos tengan seguro de salud, más allá de su estatus migratorio.
Children With Disabilities Face Special Back-to-School Challenges
By Heidi de Marco
October 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
For children with special needs returning to an L.A. classroom, mask-wearing is the least of their troubles.
No Papers, No Care: Disabled Migrants Seek Help Through Lawsuit, Activism
By Heidi de Marco
September 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A class action lawsuit seeks better care for immigrants with physical disabilities or mental illness who were detained after trying to enter the country. Other disabled immigrants without legal status are also finding it difficult to get care.
California Opens Medicaid to Older Unauthorized Immigrants
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Photos by Heidi de Marco
May 2, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Starting May 1, low-income unauthorized immigrants over age 49 became eligible for full Medicaid health coverage, a significant milestone in California’s effort to expand coverage.
An $80,000 Tab for Newborns Lays Out a Loophole in the New Law to Curb Surprise Bills
By Jay Hancock
Photos by Heidi de Marco
February 23, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The insurance company said that the birth of the Bull family’s twins was not an emergency and that NICU care was “not medically necessary.” The family’s experience with a huge bill sent to collections happened in 2020, but it exposes a hole in the new No Surprises law that took effect Jan. 1.
Temperaturas extremas aumentan los riesgos de salud de los trabajadores agrícolas
By Miranda Green Heidi de Marco
August 23, 2021
KFF Health News Original
El calor es la principal causa de muerte relacionada con el clima en los Estados Unidos. Entre 1992 y 2017, el estrés por calor mató a 815 trabajadores estadounidenses y lesionó gravemente a más de 70,000, según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales.
Una misión: voluntarios ofrecen atención médica a refugiados hacinados en la frontera
By Heidi de Marco
June 21, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Un número récord de migrantes está realizando el largo viaje hacia la frontera. La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos detuvo a 180,034 personas en la frontera sur en mayo, un aumento del 78% desde febrero.
