🧵 California lawmakers tonight are sending Gov. Gavin Newsom a finalized state spending plan. $298B total budget, Addresses $46.8B shortfall

With the Supreme Court overturning Chevron, my worry is that it will paralyze policymaking in health care and other areas. Congress will try to fill in more details, making it harder to pass legislation. And, agencies will become very cautious in using their regulatory authority.

“It’s hard to imagine the chaos that is going to ensue.” ⁦Angela Hart⁩’s sharp look analysis of SCOTUS decision on homelessness. Source: KFF Health News search.app/TTiMBTuRqwyQxZ…

Woot. Woot. Audio journalism KFF Health News just got even stronger. Excited to have Jackie Fortiér join the team. Can’t wait to brag about the work we’re going to do together. Let’s go!

Can confirm Jerry Brown has been briefed. Disappointment palpable. Still bitter they passed on my in-flight magazine profile pitch back in 2018.

SCOOP 2 today: A glitch in the CDC's bird flu tests -- which the agency has quietly worked since April to fix -- again highlights the risk of depending on a government agency to develop tests for dangerous pathogens. By Amy Maxmen, PhD + Arthur Allen kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

Clinicians from various ethnic groups draw a direct line between #colorism and poor health. But conversations about skin complexion can be skipped by medical professionals who lack cultural context, Chaseedaw Giles reports. CNN KFF Health News cnn.com/2024/08/01/hea…

PolitiFact - GOP charge that Kamala Harris backed taxpayer-funded health care for immigrants overlooks key detail politifact.com/factchecks/202…

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When health systems expand, they often gain a large enough share to command higher prices from insurers. That results in higher premiums and health care costs for consumers and employers, writes Bernard Wolfson Phil Galewitz. latimes.com/business/story…

Drug prices are much higher in the U.S. than in other countries. But, the big reason the U.S. spends so much more than other countries on health care? Hospital costs. healthsystemtracker.org/brief/what-dri…

As Democrat vying to be California gov seek lanes in a crowded field, former LA Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa has locked down the Ryan Seacrest vote

“How much either Harris or Trump could do to affect abortion access would depend a lot on who controls Congress, but there are executive actions they could take to shift policy to some extent,” Larry Levitt fortune.com/well/2024/08/0…

NEW: A court case shows why violence is a dangerous problem in memory care units for people with dementia. Jordan Rau reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

NEW: Bobby Moske is putting his faith in a bill that would allow him to get dental implants through Medicaid to replace six missing teeth. cc: California Dental Association Molly Castle Work reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

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Harris-Walz Ticket Sharpens Contrast With Trump-Vance on Health Care kffhealthnews.org/MTg5OTE3OQ via @kffhealthnews

HIV diagnoses decreased among Latinos in SF, potentially marking the 1st time in 5 years that the group hasn’t accounted for the largest number of new cases. Public health experts express cautious optimism, but outreach workers warn that many still struggle to find HIV services.

.Steve Glazer, whose digital ad tax bill formed a one-two punch w Buffy Wicks journalism bill, not pleased w deal: "this proposal does not provide sufficient resources to bring independent newsgathering in CA out of its death spiral. Google’s offer is completely inadequate"

Stellar ground reporting by ⁦@ahartreport on how homeless sweeps are just wasting Medicaid funding. search.app/aVVQxqbGuhXLam…