Latest KFF Health News Stories
Can You Get Coronavirus Twice? China Reports Reinfected Patient
Scientists investigate COVID-19’s mysteries such as how long antibodies protect, the range of longer-term damage to victims and why some infected people get sicker than others.
Gilead, Maker Of Remdesivir, Criticized As ‘Taking Advantage Of The Situation’
Other pharmaceutical news is on orphan drugs, ALS trials, Theranos and more.
Sentara Healthcare, Cone Health Joining To Create 17-Hospital System
Other health industry news is on Georgia’s insurance exchange, jobs in the Houston health care sector and the fate of telemedicine.
Medicare Eyes Coverage Changes For Artificial Hearts
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced changes to how it determines which beneficiaries’ artificial hearts Medicare will pay for.
Latest On Vaccines: Global Trials, Concerns For Patients Who Are Obese
Large-scale testing is underway in parts of California and Oregon. Other news on vaccines is on concerns about effectiveness in people who are obese, kids missing routine vaccines and anti-vaxxers’ social media campaigns.
Stimulus Impasse May Drag Into September As Trump Says Deal Is ‘Not Going To Happen’
No progress toward reaching an agreement on a broad coronavirus relief package was made Wednesday, despite a phone call between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Harris’ Shifting Position On ‘Medicare For All’ In Spotlight
As Sen. Kamala Harris joins the ticket with presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, news outlets round up her positions on health care policies.
US Cases Are Down: Is That Because Of Good Progress Or Bad Data?
Testing is declining, calling the numbers into question, according to a CNBC analysis. In related news, 30 current and former members of a federal advisory panel raise alarms about the integrity of COVID-19 data hospitals are now reporting to HHS instead of the CDC. News outlets report on the system’s bumpy start.
“For your country right now and for the war that we’re in against COVID, I’m asking you to do four simple things: wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands and be smart about crowds,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
States With Adequate Nursing Home Staff Levels Report Fewer Cases
Media reports are from California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, as well.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Dying Young: The Health Care Workers in Their 20s Killed by COVID-19
A database of deaths compiled by KHN and The Guardian includes a significant minority under 30, leaving shattered dreams and devastated families.
Contact Tracers in Massachusetts Might Order Milk or Help With Rent. Here’s Why.
Massachusetts offers support and resources for people isolating because of COVID-19 — helping them make choices that keep everyone safe. Experts say that is work that more states need to fund.
Turning Anger Into Action: Minority Students Analyze COVID Data on Racial Disparities
About 70 college students are enrolled this summer in a program developed by San Francisco researchers and funded by the National Institutes of Health that allows them to explore the pandemic’s impact on communities facing health disparities.
Back to the Future: Trump’s History of Promising a Health Plan That Never Comes
Even before he was elected, the president talked about a plan that would be released soon. Now he is saying the end of August.
Listen: Will Telemedicine Outlast the Pandemic?
KHN’s Julie Rovner appears on WDET’s “Detroit Today” to discuss the future of telemedicine.
El coronavirus prolifera entre trabajadores latinos en un condado rico de California
Las comunidades de color de bajos ingresos, especialmente los latinos, sufren cada vez más el peso de la pandemia de coronavirus en el estado.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Drug Industry Spurns Trump’s Order To ‘Buy American’
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN’s Prescription Drug Watch roundup.