Journalists Offer Primers on Medicare Open Enrollment and Death Benefits Amid Covid

November 13, 2021

KHN contributing writer and former columnist Michelle Andrews discussed on Newsy on Tuesday how unvaccinated workers risk losing the death benefits they would have otherwise received if they die of covid-19.

Click here to watch Andrews on Newsy
Read Andrews’ “Unvaccinated? Don’t Count on Leaving Your Family Death Benefits”

KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicare open enrollment on WBUR-NPR’s “Here & Now” on Monday. She also discussed covid vaccines for children on WAMU-NPR’s “1A” on Nov. 5.

Click here to hear Rovner on “Here & Now”
Click here to hear Rovner on “1A”

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November 13, 2021

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<p>KHN contributing writer and former columnist Michelle Andrews discussed on Newsy on Tuesday how unvaccinated workers risk losing the death benefits they would have otherwise received if they die of covid-19. </p>

<ul><li><a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/some-companies-deny-death-benefits-for-unvaccinated-workers/">Click here to watch Andrews on Newsy</a></li><li>Read Andrews’ “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/unvaccinated-workers-death-benefits/">Unvaccinated? Don’t Count on Leaving Your Family Death Benefits</a>”</li></ul>

<p>KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicare open enrollment on WBUR-NPR’s “Here & Now” on Monday. She also discussed covid vaccines for children on WAMU-NPR’s “1A” on Nov. 5. </p>

<ul><li><a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/11/08/seniors-medicare-open-enrollment">Click here to hear Rovner on “Here & Now”</a></li><li><a href="https://the1a.org/segments/youngkin-vaccine-rittenhouse-trial/">Click here to hear Rovner on “1A”</a></li></ul>

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