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Daily news service on health care policy, politics, business and how California's health care system does and doesn’t work, by @KFFHealthNews for @CHCFnews.
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NEW: More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise. Paula Span reports. ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/c…

“Screwed on multiple levels”: Pandemic experts say Trump’s actions gut U.S. defenses against bird flu and other health emergencies. Amy Maxmen, PhD reports. ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/b…

The Trump administration wants to shutter the CDC’s National Asthma Control Program, which provides millions in funding to state-administered initiatives aimed at fighting the disease. Miranda Green reports. ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/a…

Violent crime was trending down when Trump campaigned on addressing unbridled crime in America. His administration has since cut about $500 million for crime prevention. Bram Sable-Smith reports. ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/g…


“Less lethal” weapons are once again being used in Los Angeles — against people protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids. With terms like “foam,” “sponge,” and “bean bag,” the projectiles may sound harmless. They’re not. Tarena Lofton (she/her) californiahealthline.org/news/article/e…

Obamacare under Trump: Everyone “will have to come with a shoebox filled with documents” to sign up, an expert says of paperwork requirements in the House-passed legislation. Julie Appleby californiahealthline.org/news/article/a…

The vast majority of improper payments stem from documentation mistakes and do not fit the definition of waste, fraud, or abuse. They also typically stem from health care providers’ actions, not beneficiaries’ abuse. Louis Jacobson PolitiFact californiahealthline.org/news/article/f…

From Florida to California, National Institutes of Health grant cuts have halted research studies on HIV, vaccines, and health equity — affecting red and blue states alike. Rae Ellen Bichell californiahealthline.org/news/article/w…

“It’s very clear that Medicaid cuts will result in rural hospital closures,” said @amorganrural, CEO of the National Rural Health Association. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez reports: californiahealthline.org/news/article/r…


Health experts sound the alarm: An HHS document sent to members of Congress uses debunked studies to question the safety of covid vaccines. Jackie Fortiér californiahealthline.org/news/article/h…

The Department of Health and Human Services flip-flopped on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention layoffs, but the multimillion-dollar HIV surveys they left behind remain in limbo. Amy Maxmen, PhD californiahealthline.org/news/article/h…

A look inside the Department of Health and Human Services document citing vaccine misinformation that could influence congressional perceptions. Jackie Fortiér californiahealthline.org/news/article/h…

Staffers at the FDA have left. Researchers eye moving to Europe. “That whole thing is likely to get disrupted now,” an expert on Prader-Willi syndrome told Claire Sibonney about medical research into obesity. californiahealthline.org/news/article/p…

As insurers issue millions of coverage denials every year, many patients get tangled in a convoluted appeals process marked by long waits and frustrating customer service. Lauren Sausser reports: californiahealthline.org/news/article/p…

If he were grading the HHS document, “I would give this an ‘F,’” Mark Turrentine, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine said. “This is not supported by anything and it’s not using medical evidence.” Jackie Fortiér reports: californiahealthline.org/news/article/h…