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Bird Flu Lands as the Next Public Health Challenge

Episode 347

May 16, 2024

Public health authorities are closely watching an unusual strain of bird flu that has infected dairy cows in nine states and at least one dairy worker. Meanwhile, another major health system suffered a cyberattack, and Congress is moving to extend the availability of telehealth services. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat join ��ýҕ�l Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Atul Grover of the Association of American Medical Colleges about its recent analysis showing that graduating medical students are avoiding training in states with abortion bans and major restrictions.

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End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth Access

A federal program that helped pay for more than 23 million low-income households’ internet access runs out of money soon. The end of the subsidy launched earlier in the pandemic could have profound impacts on health care access.

By Sarah Jane Tribble

April 4, 2024

The Health 202

What a Bison Goring Can Teach Us About Rural Emergency Care

By Arielle Zionts

Dec. 20, 2023

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Bill Of The Month

When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill

For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times what she expected became a mystery.

By Darius Tahir

Dec. 19, 2023

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LA County Invests Big in Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy for K-12 Students

California is spending almost $5 billion to address a growing youth mental health crisis. In Los Angeles County, a contract with teletherapy provider Hazel Health is funding free therapy sessions for all interested students. School districts are grateful for the additional support, but express concerns about the remote arrangement.

By Molly Castle Work

Dec. 12, 2023

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Journalists Discuss Floridians Being Dropped From Medicaid and Tips for Telemedicine Visits

��ýҕ�l Health News 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.

July 1, 2023

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Primary Care Disrupted

Will the Doctor See You Now? The Health System’s Changing Landscape

The “front door” to the health system is changing, under pressure from increased demand, consolidation, and changing patient expectations.

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews

June 28, 2023

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The DEA Relaxed Online Prescribing Rules During Covid. Now It Wants to Rein Them In.

Supporters say the proposed rules would balance the goals of increasing access to health care and helping prevent medication misuse. Opponents say the rules would make it difficult for some patients — especially those in rural areas — to get care.

By Arielle Zionts

June 27, 2023

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Journalists Discuss Enduring Effects of Long Covid and Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds

��ýҕ�l Health News 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.

April 29, 2023

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Journalists Track Opioid Settlement Cash and Fees for Telehealth Visits

��ýҕ�l Health News 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.

April 15, 2023

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States Step In as Telehealth and Clinic Patients Get Blindsided by Hospital Fees

At least eight states have implemented or are considering limits on what patients can be billed for the use of a hospital’s facilities even without having stepped foot in the building.

By Markian Hawryluk

April 3, 2023

Minnesota Overhauled Substance Use Treatment. Rural Residents Still Face Barriers.

A recent policy change in Minnesota promotes quick evaluations and care for people with substance use disorders. But because of gaps riddling rural treatment systems nationwide, the promise of swift care isn’t reaching rural Minnesotans.

By Christina Saint Louis

April 3, 2023

End of Covid Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the US Health System

The May 11 expiration of the federal government’s pandemic emergency declaration will affect patient care across a broad range of settings, including telemedicine, hospitals, and nursing homes.

By Rachana Pradhan

March 22, 2023

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Mental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes

In-person mental health care is hard to arrange in rural nursing homes, so video chats with faraway professionals are filling the gap.

By Tony Leys

March 21, 2023

KHN On Air

Journalists Discuss Medicaid Unwinding and Clawbacks

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.

March 18, 2023

Virtual or In Person: Which Kind of Doctor’s Visit Is Better, and When It Matters

While there are no hard-and-fast rules about when to opt for a telehealth visit versus seeing a doctor face-to-face, physicians offer guidance about when it may make more sense to choose one or the other.

By Michelle Andrews

March 6, 2023

It Takes a Village: Foster Program Is a New Model of Care for Indigenous Children

A foster care program on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota is attracting attention from officials elsewhere as they search for ways to reduce trauma inflicted on Indigenous families, who’ve faced generations of high rates of family separation.

By Arielle Zionts

Feb. 14, 2023

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It’s ‘Telehealth vs. No Care’: Doctors Say Congress Risks Leaving Patients Vulnerable

Congress’ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package included a two-year extension of pandemic-era funding that helped telehealth services grow nationwide. But that cash bridge, embraced by those delivering services to patients in rural areas, doesn’t provide much certainty for the future of remote medicine.

By Sarah Jane Tribble

Jan. 31, 2023

Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor’s Office?

Entrepreneurs see smartphones as an opportunity to meet patients where they are. But many app-based diagnostic tools still need clinical validation to get buy-in from health care providers.

By Hannah Norman

Jan. 17, 2023

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Behavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost

As flexible treatment options spurred by the covid pandemic wane, patients relying on medications classified as controlled substances worry that without action to extend the loosened rules, it’ll be harder to get their meds.

By Darius Tahir

Jan. 10, 2023

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