Planned Parenthood hopes to oust GOP incumbents from key California congressional seats by highlighting the possibility of a national abortion ban. A state Republican official calls it a swing and a miss. Molly Castle Work reports on what you need to know: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p…

Mehmet Oz, a TV doc and Senate candidate, invented an implantable medical device that he once compared to the achievement of the moon landing. Years later, it is the subject of more than 1,100 reports of patient deaths submitted to the FDA. KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

Medical debt is a growing burden for millions of people around the country. Some local governments are looking at how they can assist residents by buying up medical debt on the cheap and retiring it. Molly Castle Work has more in today's #HealthBrief: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

Los Angeles County’s $5 million investment is expected to allow Undue Medical Debt to help 150,000 low-income residents and eliminate $500 million in debt. It’s one component of the county’s larger medical debt plan. Molly Castle Work reports ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/h…

Planned Parenthood’s political and advocacy organizations will use more than $40 million to blitz GOP officeholders and candidates in an effort to flip the House and maintain Democratic control of the Senate and presidency. 📝: Molly Castle Work kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

Black children with the darkest complexions experience higher levels of depressive symptoms. And problems can start young for people of color. Chaseedaw Giles reports on how colorism affects mental health for KFF Health News & CNN. ⤵️ cnn.com/2024/08/01/hea…

“I feel like I give off the impression of somebody who doesn't take care of himself,” says Bobby Moske, who has lost six teeth. Molly Castle Work KFF Health News CaliforniaHealthline California Dental Association californiahealthline.org/news/article/m…

For some people, finding a dentist and getting needed care feels impossible. In most of California, 3 in 4 Medi-Cal patients 21 and up didn’t have a dental appointment in 2023, according to DHCS. Molly Castle Work Here's what you should know ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/m…

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…

Bobby Moske had to get his tooth pulled after waiting months for authorization for a root canal. It was the sixth time in decade he had lost a tooth for lack of dental care. Now he wants implants, but Medi-Cal won’t cover it. 📝: Molly Castle Work kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

“I feel like I give off the impression of somebody who doesn't take care of himself,” says Bobby Moske, who has lost six teeth. cc: California Dental Association Molly Castle Work reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

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…

The FDA said the medical device could cause serious injuries or death, and the manufacturer recalled it. But doctors and hospitals were allowed to keep using it. At the FDA, a recall is not always a recall. David Hilzenrath reports for KFF Health News & CBS News

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.

If a story can explain the links between housing and health (physical & mental), this is the one to do it, by Fred Clasen-Kelly & Renuka Rayasam of @kffhealthnews A Teen’s Murder, Mold in the Walls: Unfulfilled Promises Haunt Public Housing buff.ly/3XebW5b

🧵In the ~2 years I’ve been reporting on opioid settlements, a frequent frustration I’ve heard is that ppl directly affected by the crisis want more say in how💲is spent. Ed Mahon, Henry Larweh & I investigated how often they're getting that say: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o…

A new bill would create a scholarship program for students who agree to work with specialized courts in California to get patients into treatment, but some ppl argue the state shouldn’t restrict scholarship aid to a new, untested program. Molly Castle Work californiahealthline.org/news/article/c…

“Like I’m turning on a fire hose and saying, ‘Start drinking,’” says Butte County, CA’s Scott Kennelly of new mental health initiatives California counties must implement. Molly Castle Work reports on what you need to know. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…

California Governor Signs Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports californiahealthline.org/NDk1MzA5 via CaliforniaHealthline California Governor Senator Monique Limón Molly Castle Work

“Nobody chooses to get sick, and then your credit gets ruined,” said Chi Chi Wu of NCLC. California’s new law will change that starting in January. My latest for KFF Health News CaliforniaHealthline kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…