Viewpoints: It’s Past Time To Shake Up Long-Term Care Policies; Ease Suffering Of Small Groups Of Family Physicians
Opinion writers weigh in on these health issues and others.
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First Edition: May 28, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Research Roundup: Uninsured Mothers; COVID Disparities; Wellness Programs; And More
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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Congress Created Emergency Program To Combat Child Hunger, But Only 15% Have Been Helped
Many children rely on schools to provide them at least one meal a day, but advocates and lawmakers are concerned that the problem of childhood hunger would only get worse during the lock down. But as of mid-May only 12 states sent eligible families money and only two had completed the process. Meanwhile, experts warn about a global hunger crisis on the horizon.
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HHS Is Watching Out For Up-Coding From Providers During Crisis, Watchdog Promises
There's growing talking point among conservative-leaning media alleging that providers have a financial incentive to mark a death as COVID-19, but a top HHS official knocked down those claims. In other news on costs: surprising medical bills and struggling hospitals.
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Report: Key States Take Steps To Reach Out To Black Communities Hit With High Death Rates
Stateline contacted 16 states with higher percentages of black people to find out whether any states were taking concrete actions to stem COVID-19 cases and deaths in black communities. "The virus isn’t going after black people. It’s because of structural inequities that have led to poor health and greater exposure to the virus.” said Lisa Cooper, a professor of medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins University. Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina and Virginia provided the greatest detail on how they are responding. Other news reports on the death of two black men in the District of Columbia.
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Superintendent Of Soldiers’ Home In Massachusetts Denies He Kept Officials In Dark About Spread Of Infection, Death Toll
The lawyer for the suspended superintendent Bennett Walk released emails showing he regularly updated them about the outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers' Home and asked for help. News on nursing homes is from Nevada, as well.
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Trump Touts New Insulin Price Cap But Experts Say The Tweak Is Modest And Helps Only Small Subset
President Donald Trump announced a policy change that would mean Medicare recipients who pick a drug plan offering the new insulin benefit would pay a maximum of $35 a month starting next year. The roll out, though, left drug pricing reform advocates disappointed and experts scratching their heads.
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Different Takes: Lessons For The U.S. From Sweden’s Questionable Approach To COVID; When Data Fails Us, Life Becomes Very Uncomfortable
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health topics and others.
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Critical Colorectal Cancer Screenings Drop By One-Third During Shelter-In-Place Orders
Screenings have shown to be key in curbing the disease, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Also, nearly half of people polled said they're delaying medical appoints and suffering from mental health problems.
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Experts Say Emerging Data Is Clear: Masks Work And Course Of Pandemic Will Be Shaped By Their Use
"We now have really clear evidence that wearing masks works -- it's probably a 50% protection against transmission," said Dr. Chris Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. But masks have become a hot-button political topic and a divide over compliance to rules is emerging. In other scientific news on the virus: recovery times, what we still don't know, worrisome signs in critical cases, plasma therapy, and the origins of the outbreak.
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World’s Eyes Continue To Watch South Korea As Nation Takes Steps Back To ‘Normal’
Global pandemic developments are reported out of South Korea, Canada, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Greece, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Mexico, Argentina, Panama, Brazil, China, Chile, Peru and other nations.
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Country’s Mental Health Worsens: Big Spike In Anxiety, Depression Reported Among Americans Since Outbreak
Young adults and the poor have been hit especially hard, the Census Bureau report finds. More public health news is on problems from being isolated, tips from the Dalai Lama on facing isolation, imbibing bad news, healthy travel suggestions for flyers, traffic concerns, navigating parenting disagreements, hungry rodents, technology's watchful eye, and a tale of two infected parents, as well.
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Supreme Court Won’t Overturn Ohio Order To Release At-Risk Inmates, But Leaves Door Open For Future
The case centered around Ohio's Elkton Federal Correctional Institution, where one in four inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. The Supreme Court justices kept the decision narrow and didn't close the door on any future cases that might have similar circumstances. Prisons have been fertile ground for the virus and advocates worry about the safety of inmates across the country.
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Eviction Crisis Looms For Low-Income Americans Hit Hardest By Pandemic’s Economic Devastation
Experts predict an avalanche of evictions across the country. Even before the current joblessness crisis, eviction was troublingly common in America. Researchers estimate that about 3.7 million eviction cases were filed in 2016, a year when the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent. It's now closing in on 15 percent. Other news on the economy focuses on credit card fraud and jobless benefits.
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DOJ Closes Stock Sale Investigations Of 3 Senators, Hints That Agents Are Focusing On Sen. Burr
Investigators closed probes into the stock activities of Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) at the beginning of the pandemic. However, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is still under investigation over records that show he and his wife sold between $600,000 and $1.7 million in stock in more than 30 transactions in late January and mid-February.
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Republicans Sue To Stop House From Using Proxy Voting System, Calling It Unconstitutional
But the lawsuit may face an uphill battle in the courts, where judges have been reluctant to second-guess Congress’s ability to set its own rules.
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White House Halted Rule That Would Have Required Health Systems To Prepare For Airborne Pandemic
OSHA experts were confident new airborne infectious disease regulations would make hospitals and nursing homes safer when future pandemics hit--but those rules are time consuming and unpopular. In spring 2017, President Donald Trump's team stripped the regulation out of OSHA's agenda.
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Global Vaccine Race Likely To Devolve Into Nationalistic Battle Between U.S., China
In another landscape, the global vaccine race could bring the world together for the greater good of mankind. But in the current atmosphere it's far more likely that the development of the vaccine will only stoke nationalistic tendencies. Meanwhile, only about half of Americans say they would get the vaccine if it's available.
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Taxpayers Have Poured Millions Into Remdesivir’s Development, But Won’t Have A Say On Pricing
Remdesivir's development was heavily subsidized by the government, yet Gilead Sciences will be able to place whatever price tag it wants on the drug that so far has been the only one to pass gold-standard trials as a COVID-19 treatment. Meanwhile, the VA defends its use of controversial anti-malarial drugs that study's have revealed to have dangerous side effects. Other news on hydroxychloroquine is reported, as well.
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