The Latest Breaking News from Health Care

California stockpiles penalties from uninsured residents instead of lowering care costs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly three years after California started fining residents who don’t have health insurance, the state has not distributed any of the revenue it has collected, KHN has learned — money that was intended to help Californians struggling to pay for coverage.

Tribune News Service · Nov 14, 2022

Doctors often aren’t trained on the preventive health care needs of gender-diverse people – as a result, many patients don’t get the care they need

Preventive health care – such as cancer screening – is a critical tool in the early detection of disease. Missed screening can result in a missed diagnosis, delayed treatment and reduced chances of survival.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2022

Thousands protest in support of public health care in Madrid

Tens of thousands of public health workers and their supporters are demonstrating in the Spanish capital to demand more staff in primary health care centers

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022

Medi-Cal leaves most patients behind

The Medi-Cal program aims to address health disparities in California, but it is riddled with issues

Salon · Nov 9, 2022

4 Health Care Stocks That Could Keep Your Portfolio From Needing a Check-Up

The healthcare industry tends to withstand macroeconomic pressure better than other industries due to the almost inelastic demand for medical products and services. With a recession expected next year, investors could look to capitalize on the defensive characteristics and long-term prospects of the industry by investing in quality medical stocks…

StockNews.com · Nov 9, 2022

EU eyes cheap loan plan for 'stable' Ukraine funding in 2023

The European Union is planning to provide Ukraine with around 18 billion euros in financial aid next year to help the war-ravaged country keep its energy and health care facilities running, and to fund salaries and pension schemes

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Sept. 11 health program users plagued with problems using new medical providers

A change in the companies managing health care for more than 118,000 people sickened by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has proven a nightmare for many enrolled in the program.

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Defense Department health plan cuts its pharmacy network by nearly 15,000 outlets

Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay but also has the option of using a regular pharmacy through Tricare, the Defense…

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Teletrial program to deliver specialised health care to thousands of regional and remote Australians

Australians living in regional and remote parts of the country could soon have access to specialised health care for diseases such as cancer as a Queensland-led telehealth program expands nationally.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

The ‘tripledemic’ is sickening kids across America and straining hospitals, as a gift shop turns into a triage room and a hospital exec helps out in the ER

“I can still pass out blankets and give popsicles to kids” in the ER, one hospital COO, a board certified urologist, told Fortune. “It allows nurses to do what they need to be able to do—nursing.”

Fortune · Nov 8, 2022