Health

LAUSD Says Send Your (Mildly) Sick Kids To School — But Test For COVID First

Guidance for parents from the district and a pediatrician as we head into the third school year with COVID.

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A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training for Family Caregivers

A new proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offers more support to people who care for frail, ill, and disabled older adults.

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Black Angelenos Care for Alzheimer’s Patients — And Each Other

Support groups help manage the strain on caregivers in the epicenter of Alzheimer’s cases.

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Feds Say Hospitals That Redistribute Medicaid Money Violate Law

The Biden administration wants to crack down on private arrangements among some hospitals to reimburse themselves for taxes that help fund coverage for low-income people.

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3 California Hospitals Declared Bankruptcy This Year. Health Chains Could Keep Them Alive

Two of the three troubled California hospitals are especially vital to their communities because they’re the only emergency providers in their rural counties. Health care chains could keep them afloat.

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New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

The FDA has approved Leqembi, the first disease-modifying treatment for early-stage Alzheimer’s and a precursor condition, mild cognitive impairment.

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Health Care Workers No Longer Have To Mask In LA County

Individual health care facilities may maintain a masking policy.

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Medi-Cal Covers Gender-Transition Treatment, But Getting It Isn’t Easy

California law requires Medi-Cal and all other state-regulated health plans to cover gender-affirming care that is deemed medically necessary. But therein lies the rub.