A strain of bird flu that imperiled California poultry and cattle has jumped to people. In humans, the symptoms are mild and the virus has not been transmitted among people.
California requires insurers to cover medically necessary mental health treatment. But to patients, the separation between what that law requires and what health plans provide often feels like a gaping chasm.
Government agencies can overrule an insurance company's denial of coverage for a medically necessary mental health treatment, but figuring out how to appeal can be complicated.
Funding given to California communities to address substance use disorder should be used for that — not for more policing, but for community centers, treatment centers, expanded access to reversal agents, and improved data to track progress.
Gov. Newsom in vetoing regulations for pharmacy benefit managers and hedge funds in health said his administration is working to protect consumers in different ways.