Christine Mai-Duc SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program,…
Tag: Health
Mental Health: wellbeing during divorce
Divorce can be a testing time for mental health. Detangling yours and your partner’s lives inevitably…
Canadian study links ultra-processed food to health risks
The findings support calls for broad, equitable public health strategies to improve diet By Mark Huffman…
FDA issues health alert over contaminated tattoo ink
The presence of bacteria can cause serious infection By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs May 8, 2025…
Public health alert issued for potato chips containing pork cracklings
The products were illegally imported from Columia By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs May 7, 2025 The…
Health insurance covers fewer medications than years ago
Medicare often covers even fewer or has more restrictions By Dieter Holger of ConsumerAffairs May 6,…
‘Pharmacy deserts’ are a threat to health in some areas, study warns
Researchers found that nearly 18% of Americans live in pharmacy deserts By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs…
Do you sell health products? Court opinion offers truth-in-advertising recap
Advertisers that sell health products should know the legal standards by now, but to those resistant…
Montana Lawmakers Approve $124M To Revamp Behavioral Health System
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s frayed behavioral health care system, still recovering from the effects of past…
Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom
Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica…
100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval
The Host Members of Congress are back in Washington this week, and Republicans are facing hard…
Practice Fusion case suggests 6 health privacy pointers
Combine two of the most talked-about consumer protection topics – health privacy and consumer-generated online content…
In a Broken Mental Health System, a Tiny Jail Cell Becomes an Institution of Last Resort
POLSON, Mont. — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs…
When Can You Sue a Mental Health Professional for Malpractice?
It’s rare to see someone launch a malpractice case against a psychiatrist. It’s even rarer to see…
Executive Order on Health Care Access for Gender-Affirming Treatments for Minors
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following through on a campaign theme focused on transgender issues and access to gender-affirming…
Health alert issued for pork carnitas products sold at Aldi
The meat may be contaminated with tiny pieces of metal By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs April…
Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts
Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in a…
The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem…
The Federal Funding Freeze and its Effect on Health Equity Programs
Seyfarth Synopsis: A string of executive orders and an OMB memorandum from the Trump Administration left…
FTC takes on unproven health claims and “own-dorsements”
It’s a disturbing trend. Companies are targeting older consumers, claiming to have easy answers for serious…