Listen: Who Investigates Suspicious Deaths in Your Community — And Why It Matters
January 11, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KHN senior correspondent Samantha Young appeared on the “Apple News Today” podcast and KOA, a public radio station in Denver, to discuss the difference between coroners and medical examiners and why it matters.
Journalists Track Opioid Settlement Cash and Fees for Telehealth Visits
April 15, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Back From COP28, California Climate Leaders Talk Health Impacts of Warming
By Samantha Young
February 5, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Three leading California officials who represented the state at the United Nations climate talks late last year reflect on climate change’s growing threat to human health — and explain what the state is trying to do about it.
‘Everybody in This Community Has a Gun’: How Oakland Lost Its Grip on Gun Violence
By Samantha Young
November 28, 2023
KFF Health News Original
A few years ago, Oakland won national acclaim for slashing gun-related crimes. Then the covid-19 pandemic tore through poor neighborhoods, and the murder of George Floyd fueled distrust in police. With guns readily available, violent crime has once again skyrocketed, leaving the community struggling to contain it.
Newsom Offers a Compromise to Protect Indoor Workers from Heat
By Samantha Young
Updated April 18, 2024
Originally Published April 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
After rejecting proposed rules to protect millions of workers in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other hot workplaces, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has offered a compromise to allow the protections to take effect this summer. But state and local correctional workers — and prisoners — would have to wait even longer.
Move to Protect California’s Indoor Workers From Heat Upended by Cost Questions
By Samantha Young
March 21, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A years-long process that would have created heat standards for California workers in warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other indoor job sites catapulted into chaos Thursday when Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration pulled its support. Regulators, saying they felt “blindsided,” approved the regulation anyway. It’s unclear what happens next.
Biden’s Got a Taker for One of His Gun Safety Proposals: California
By Samantha Young
March 4, 2024
KFF Health News Original
California could give President Biden a political win this year on gun violence. State senators passed sweeping legislation in January that would toughen gun storage requirements, embracing a White House priority that has languished in Congress. Many states, including California, have laws in place requiring gun owners to securely store their firearms when children are […]
California Takes Up White House Call to Toughen Gun Storage Rules
By Samantha Young
February 29, 2024
KFF Health News Original
State lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked up most of the time, a move advocated by the Biden administration.
Estados utilizan dinero de Medicaid para combatir la violencia con armas de fuego
By Samantha Young
January 24, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Una inyección de financiamiento federal confiable podría permitir que organizaciones sin fines de lucro amplíen su alcance para llegar a más residentes con mayor riesgo de ser víctimas de disparos, o de disparar a alguien.
Climate Change Raises Pressure on Biden To Keep Workers Cooler
By Samantha Young
January 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
With climate change posing rising threats to human health, the Biden administration is drafting federal rules to protect construction crews, warehouse workers, delivery drivers and the rest of America’s workforce from extreme heat. The regulatory effort has been years in the making, and its fate is far from certain. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration […]
States Begin Tapping Medicaid Dollars to Combat Gun Violence
By Samantha Young
January 5, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The Biden administration is allowing states to use money from the insurance program for low-income and disabled residents to pay for gun violence prevention. California and six other states have approved such spending, with more expected to follow.
California protegerá a trabajadores del calor extremo en interiores
By Samantha Young
January 3, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Sólo otros dos estados, Minnesota y Oregon, han adoptado normas sobre el calor para las personas que trabajan en interiores, según la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA).
California Is Poised to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat — Indoors
By Samantha Young
January 3, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Only a few states have rules to protect workers from the growing threat of extreme heat, either indoors or outdoors. California is expected to adopt heat standards for indoor workers in spring, even as federal legislation has stalled.
Gun Violence Is a Plague. Could Medicaid Help?
By Samantha Young
December 12, 2023
KFF Health News Original
To tackle America’s gun problem, a growing number of states are allowing Medicaid dollars to fund community-based violence programs intended to stop shootings. The idea is to boost resources for violence prevention programs, which have been overwhelmed in some cities by a spike in violent crime since the covid-19 pandemic. An infusion of reliable funding, […]
California prohíbe el controversial diagnóstico de “delirio excitado”
By Samantha Young
October 12, 2023
KFF Health News Original
El gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom firmó un proyecto de ley el 8 de octubre para prohibir que los forenses, doctores, y examinadores médicos incluyeran el síndrome de “delirio excitado” en certificados de defunción o informes de autopsias.
California Bans Controversial ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis
By Samantha Young
October 12, 2023
KFF Health News Original
California is the first state to ban the controversial diagnosis known as “excited delirium,” which has been used increasingly to justify excessive force by law enforcement. A human rights advocate described the law, signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom, as a “watershed moment” in criminal justice.
Journalists Discuss Insulin Prices, Gun Violence, Distracted Driving, and More
March 4, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Feds Say Hospitals That Redistribute Medicaid Money Violate Law
By Samantha Young
August 16, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Federal officials are trying to clamp down on private arrangements among some hospitals to pay themselves back for the Medicaid taxes they’ve paid. State health officials and the influential hospital industry argue that regulators have no jurisdiction over the agreements.
The Nation’s Health Secretary Has This Doctor on Call
By Samantha Young
May 2, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Carolina Reyes, a physician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, says providers and health systems have a role in tackling systemic racism. She’s also married to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
Watch: The Mysterious Death of a Congressman’s Wife
September 6, 2022
KFF Health News Original
KHN senior correspondent Samantha Young appeared on CBS News to discuss her reporting on the death of Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). She died after ingesting white mulberry leaf, according to the Sacramento County coroner. Young also explained her reporting process on Twitter and TikTok.