Readers and Tweeters Decry Medical Billing Errors, Price-Gouging, and Barriers to Benefits
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‘Still a Lot of Pain’: Four Years After Mass Shooting, Texas Community Grapples With Fallout
Posted onSanta Fe, Texas, was a mental health care desert until a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at the local high school in 2018. Now the city, which sits between Houston and Galveston, has a resiliency center, where anyone affected by the shooting can get free counseling. But even with an influx of mental health care, the community struggles with the aftermath.
Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: A Look at Health Provisions in the New Law
Posted onThe bulk of the funds provided in the gun reform law known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act are for expanding mental health services. Will it help improve mental health outcomes and stem violence?
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a Shot at Gun Control
Posted onThe U.S. House passed a package of bills seeking to keep some guns out of the hands of children and teenagers, but its fate in the Senate remains a big question mark. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission takes on drug and hospital prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Cori Uccello of the American Academy of Actuaries about the most recent report from Medicare’s trustees board.
Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? These Experts Say Yes
Posted onIn California, where overdose deaths are on the rise, physicians say administering anti-addiction medication as a monthly injection holds tremendous potential. So, why aren’t more patients getting it?
This Doctor Thought She Could Navigate US Health Care. Then Her Autistic Son Needed Help.
Posted onDr. Mai Pham left her corporate career to spark change in a system that is failing millions of Americans with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
California Joins States Trying to Shorten Wait Times for Mental Health Care
Posted onIn California, health insurers blame long waits for therapy appointments on workforce shortages, but state lawmakers say that’s an excuse. A new law requires insurers to reduce wait times for mental health appointments to no more than 10 business days.
Youthful Advisers Help Shape a Mental Health Program for Their Peers
Posted onOfficials are enthusiastic about the Allcove initiative, modeled on an Australian program. But it will need to show effectiveness and find funding.
Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
Posted onThe condition can be an early signal of Alzheimer’s disease, but not always. Other health concerns could be causing thinking or memory problems, and the new drug, Aduhelm, would not be appropriate for those patients.
From Uber Vouchers to Patient Advocates: What It Takes to Increase ER Addiction Treatment
Posted onDespite widespread consensus on the importance of addiction treatment in the ER, many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder or connect patients to follow-up care. But some are working to change that.