Harsh Winter Comeback For COVID Anticipated
The autumn rebound presages more COVID infections in winter, and fears grow that caring for the sick will overburden hospitals.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Healthy Profits Prompt Hospital Chain To Return $6 Billion
In news about the health care industry, HCA Healthcare returns federal funds, California's attorney general seeks antitrust oversight of Sutter and Atrium and Wake Forest Health to merge.
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More Large COVID Contracts For Drug Companies
Pharmaceutical industry news includes AstraZeneca's $486 million government contract for COVID antibody treatment; a metformin recall; and Mallinckrodt filing for bankruptcy.
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CMS: Unsubsidized Enrollees For ACA Drop Again
Enrollment among the subsidized continues to grow, but the portion that is unsubsidized dropped by more than 300,000 beneficiaries last year.
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Trump Official: A COVID Vaccine In January
The official in charge of preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services says a vaccine will be ready in January, altering President Trump's more optimistic timeline. The official warns distribution will take time.
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COVID On Capitol Hill
As yet another member of Congress admits to contracting COVID, some lawmakers press for widespread testing of legislators and staff.
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Let’s Try This Again: White House Has New Idea For COVID Relief
The Trump administration wants to repurpose about $130 billion in unused funding from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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COVID Fears Inside Judiciary Committee Chambers
With at least two members of the committee grilling Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett reporting COVID infections, other senators weigh the risk of attending the confirmation hearing in person.
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White House Nixed CDC Order Mandating Masks On Public Transit
The New York Times reports that the White House coronavirus task force refused to consider a draft order from CDC that would have required passengers and employees on public or commercial transportation to wear face coverings.
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Fauci Calls Out Trump Campaign For Using Old Quote Out Of Context In Ad
In the ad, Dr. Anthony Fauci seemingly praises President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But the quote dates to early in the crisis and was about White House coronavirus task force. And Fauci says his words were used without his permission.
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Just 11 Days After Being Hospitalized, Trump Back On Campaign Trail
Axios reports that the president is trying to schedule events every day until Election Day. One adviser warned, "He's going to kill himself."
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Large Trial Results Needed For COVID Antibody Cocktail, Regeneron CEO Says
Regeneron CEO Dr. Leonard Schleifer characterized the treatment outcome for President Donald Trump as just one "case study" and said that more information is needed about his company's experimental therapeutic, which Trump and one of his sons inaccurately touted as a "cure" or "vaccine."
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Is Trump ‘Immune’? Not So Fast, Infectious Disease Experts Say
Donald Trump tweeted "I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it," after his physician said the president is "no longer considered a transmission risk to others." But epidemiologists say it's uncertain if Trump is contagious or has immunity. The White House continues to dodge questions about whether he is still testing positive for COVID-19.
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Hot Spots And Hotter Spots: Majority Of States Contributing To Latest Surge
It's difficult to battle coronavirus outbreaks when they are happening in so many states, public health experts say. And it is expected to get worse through the fall and winter.
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First Edition: Oct. 12, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Pros, Cons Of Two Very Different Health Plans; Lessons On Dealing With The Pandemic
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care issues and others.
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Perspectives: What If The CDC Had Led Us In The Right Direction?; Treatments Might Be A Bridge To Vaccine
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic issues and others.
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy over the weekend. This week's selections include stories on the COVID pandemic, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, the election, the U.S. medical supply chain, women in academia, CRISPR, George Floyd, gender reveals and more.
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Malala Yousafzai: COVID’s Impact Likely To Threaten Schooling Of 20M Girls
She'll talk Sunday about the pandemic's effect on schooling with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have been more vocal on several issues since leaving England. News also comes from Australia.
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COVID Outbreak At Va. Juvenile Detention Center Wasn’t Reported
News is from Georgia, Florida, Vermont, Massachusetts and California, as well.
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