Weekly Edition: May 31, 2024

The best California Healthline coverage from the week.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Not a subscriber? Sign up   WEEKLY Edition A service of the California Health Care Foundation Friday, May 31, 2024 Check California Healthline online for the latest news 'So Much Death': Lawmakers Weigh Stricter Speed Limits, Safer Roads for Pedestrians By Vanessa G. Sánchez New York and Michigan recently passed laws allowing local jurisdictions to lower speed limits, and Los Angeles voters backed safer road designs, but enforcement often meets political resistance. The number of pedestrians killed or injured on the road remains high. Safety-Net Health Clinics Cut Services and Staff Amid Medicaid 'Unwinding' By Katheryn Houghton One of Montana's largest safety-net health centers announced it will lay off nearly 10% of its workforce because of revenue losses it attributes to vast Medicaid disenrollments. Such cuts are happening elsewhere too. Psychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In. By Dawn Megli Mounting evidence suggests psychoactive drugs including LSD, ketamine, mushrooms, and MDMA can be powerful treatments for severe depression and PTSD. But not everyone is convinced. And even if such drugs gain FDA approval, safety protocols could render them extremely expensive. California Healthline is an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. It is produced by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism. (c) 2024 KFF. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook You are subscribed to this email alert as awesomeblogger71.lificletter@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all emails. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@californiahealthline.org Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored.   California Health Care Foundation | 1438 Webster Street | Oakland, CA 94612