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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats in Array (For Now)

In a highly produced, made-for-TV political convention, Democrats papered over their differences on a variety of issues, including health care, to show a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to complicate efforts to get students back to school, and a federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Aug. 20, 2020

COVID-19

Scam Alert: Things a COVID Contact Tracer Wouldn’t Say

Criminals are finding ways to reap gains under the guise of this public health intervention.

By Julie Appleby

Aug. 20, 2020

COVID-19

COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season

Thousands of firefighters from across the U.S. have converged on the West as the wildfire season enters its peak. The inherently dangerous job now carries the additional risk of COVID-19 transmission, and fire managers are adapting their plans for crowded fire camps in the hope of preventing outbreaks that could sideline crews and weaken the nation’s firefighting infrastructure.

By Matt Volz

Aug. 20, 2020

Navigating Aging

We Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise

Although the family patriarch did not face a life-threatening emergency, the episode was a reminder that you have to prepare for a real crisis.

By Judith Graham

Aug. 20, 2020

KHN & PolitiFact HealthCheck

Democratic Convention, Night 2: Defending the ACA and Attacking Trump on Pandemic

Democrats continued the virtual extravaganza. Health care was a hot topic.

Aug. 19, 2020

Picture Of Health

COVID Testing Choke Points

A case study of COVID-19 testing in Sacramento, California, shows that bottlenecks in the testing supply chain this summer limited people’s access to tests and dramatically delayed results. Similar scenarios played out in communities across the country.

By Hannah Norman

Aug. 19, 2020

Lost On The Frontline

As Georgia Reopened, Officials Knew of Severe Shortage of PPE for Health Workers

State officials said they urgently needed millions more masks and gowns, internal emails show. At least 80 Georgia health workers have died from COVID-19, including after the state reopened its economy.

By Rachana Pradhan and Victoria Knight

Aug. 19, 2020

KHN & PolitiFact HealthCheck

Democratic Convention, Night 1: Hitting Trump Team on Pandemic Preparedness

The coronavirus was a critical theme throughout the evening.

Aug. 18, 2020

KHN & PolitiFact HealthCheck

GOP Senate Ad Misrepresents Montana Governor’s Stance

The race between Steve Bullock and Steve Daines reflects a trend in campaigns nationwide. Republicans often paint Democrats as left of the general public and health care has often been one of the issues the GOP highlights in that effort. In this case, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is leaping to conclusions with its claims.

By Victoria Knight

Aug. 18, 2020

Lost On The Frontline

Teen Artist’s Portraits Help Frame Sacrifice of Health Care Workers Lost to COVID

A 15-year-old high school student in New Jersey is memorializing doctors, nurses and others who died after tending to coronavirus patients.

By Elizabeth Lawrence

Aug. 18, 2020

COVID-19

Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic

COVID-19 has upended the lives of people with dementia, limiting their interactions with others and complicating matters for their caregivers.

By Heidi de Marco

Aug. 18, 2020

Underfunded and Under Threat

Politics Slows Flow of US Pandemic Relief Funds to Public Health Agencies

Congress has allocated trillions of dollars to ease the coronavirus crisis. A joint KHN and AP investigation finds that many communities with big outbreaks have spent little of that federal money on local public health departments for work such as testing and contact tracing.

By Lauren Weber, Hannah Recht, Laura Ungar, and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press

Aug. 17, 2020

‘Pennie’-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are leaving the federal marketplace this fall to save money and will start their own insurance exchanges. Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia and Maine are looking to join them in 2021 or beyond.

By Phil Galewitz

Aug. 17, 2020

COVID-19

Trust, Fear and Solidarity Will Determine the Success of a COVID Vaccine

Polio terrified Americans, and in 1955, when Jonas Salk’s vaccine became available, they snapped it up like candy. Sixty-five years later, COVID is the latest dread virus, but many undercurrents could inhibit its acceptance.

By Arthur Allen

Aug. 17, 2020

COVID-19

With COVID Vaccine Trial, Rural Oregon Clinic Steps Onto World Stage

A small allergy clinic in Medford, Oregon, might seem an unlikely place to recruit hundreds of volunteers to test the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19. But its steward has a record of leading hundreds of clinical trials.

By JoNel Aleccia

Aug. 17, 2020

Lost On The Frontline

PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn

The rolling shortages of personal protective gear continue even in hospitals, as buyers look directly for manufacturers — often through a maze of companies that have sprung up overnight.

By Jessica Glenza, The Guardian

Aug. 17, 2020

Lost on the Frontline

‘Is This When I Drop Dead?’ Two Doctors Report From the COVID Front Lines

Two emergency room doctors, one in New York and the other in Houston, discuss their cities’ coronavirus outbreaks — and responses.

By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian

Aug. 14, 2020

COVID-19

COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul

Poor information-sharing between hospitals and public health agencies has hurt the response to the pandemic. Some health care systems and IT companies are making inroads, but an overhaul would cost billions.

By Harris Meyer

Aug. 14, 2020

COVID-19

Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story

The first known coronavirus patient in the U.S. to undergo a double lung transplant is now strong enough to share the story of her ordeal.

By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media

Aug. 14, 2020

Podcast

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kamala Harris on Health

The Democratic presidential ticket is complete, with Joe Biden’s selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Health has not been a major issue for Harris, whose career priority has been the criminal justice system. But expect Republicans to pounce on her on-again, off-again support for “Medicare for All.” Meanwhile, with Congress still in a stalemate over another round of COVID-19 relief, President Donald Trump is trying to use his executive power to do what lawmakers have not — with mixed success. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Aug. 13, 2020

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