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As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services

By Judith Graham May 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A little-discussed, long-term toll of the pandemic is that large numbers of older adults have become physically and cognitively debilitated and less able to care for themselves after sheltering in place.

California Counties ‘Flying the Plane as We Build It’ in a Plodding Vaccine Rollout

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester January 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In California, the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is run largely by the same overworked and underfunded local health departments tasked with covid-19 testing and contact tracing. It’s a daunting undertaking as the pandemic continues to surge.

Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products

By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas June 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients.

Pediatricians Want Kids to Be Part of COVID Vaccine Trials

By Arthur Allen December 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some years from now, infants and school-aged children will probably be the mainstay of a universal vaccination program against COVID-19 in the United States. But first, doctors want to be sure that newfangled vaccines won’t harm them.

Sex Abuse Survivors Reject Boy Scouts’ $2.7B Payout Offer

January 5, 2022 Morning Briefing

Seventy-five percent of the nearly 54,000 claimants in the case needed to approve the payout, but just 73% did. Meanwhile, as the surprise medical billing law comes into effect, some lawmakers are already pushing for changes to the process, to “line up” with what they say was Congress’ intent.

Michigan’s Outbreak Worries Scientists. Will Conservative Outposts Keep Pandemic Rolling?

By Julie Appleby April 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The covid outbreak in Michigan stands out on the U.S. contagion map, but odds are it will be repeated elsewhere. How vaccine hesitancy, relaxed restrictions and a coronavirus variant combined to create the worst outbreak in the country.

In Austin, Some Try to Address Vaccine Inequity, but a Broad Plan Is Elusive

By Ashley Lopez, KUT February 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The east side of Austin has few of the chain stores key to the Texas vaccination plan. But local officials have done pop-up vaccination events in the community to get more shots to Blacks and Latinos.

‘An Arm and a Leg’: She Tangled With Health Insurers for 25 Years — And Loved It

By Dan Weissmann September 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

When people had a health insurance headache, these two words were a relief: “Call Barbara.” No problem was too big, or too small, she’d fix it.

How to Pull Off a COVID-Era Music Festival

By Chaseedaw Giles December 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

One woman’s attempt to create a festival celebrating diverse music ran up against the reality of the pandemic this year. But it also yielded lessons in how to reimagine events in the COVID era.

When False Information Goes Viral, COVID-19 Patient Groups Fight Back

By Alex Smith, KCUR November 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Fear and uncertainty about the coronavirus have made online patient support groups fertile ground for the spread of misinformation. But some in these groups make fact-checking a part of the mission to support fellow COVID sufferers.

‘An Arm and a Leg’: David vs. Goliath: How to Beat a Big Hospital in Small Claims Court

By Dan Weissmann November 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a classic — and hilarious — David vs. Goliath story, Jeffrey Fox takes on a huge hospital over an outrageous bill, and wins.

They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.

By Lydia Zuraw April 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Despite a negative covid test, people could have been infected with the coronavirus anyway. And some of them might face lingering health issues.

2022 Medicare Advantage Sign Ups Jump 9% On Last Year

January 18, 2022 Morning Briefing

Reports say that there’s been an 8.8% rise in Medicare Advantage enrollments, as of Jan. 1, over the same period last year. But while most beneficiaries in Parts A and B are expected to join Advantage plans by next year, the spending may still outpace traditional paid health costs.

How One Indie Artist Used Her Pandemic Lockdown to Create an Album With Global Collaborators

By Chaseedaw Giles April 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic-induced lockdowns have only increased the demand for music-streaming services. This independent singer wrote, recorded and produced an album with musicians around the world during the pandemic’s rolling stay-at-home mandates.

America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine

By Sarah Varney August 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Vaccines engineered to protect the public from influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies are less effective for obese people, leaving them more vulnerable to serious illness. As scientists race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, experts say obesity could prove an impediment — a sobering prospect for a nation in which nearly half of all adults are obese.

Consejos para inscribirse bien en Medicare durante la complicada inscripción abierta

By Bernard J. Wolfson November 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Medicare se reduce fundamentalmente a dos alternativas: la tarifa por servicio del Medicare Tradicional o el enfoque de atención administrada de Medicare Advantage.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Plans To Add $3.4B For Health Care Research

December 8, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Facebook founder and his wife are adding the money to their charitable foundation over 15 years. In other health industry news, United Healthcare loses a $60 million lawsuit, and Centene settles with the state of Kansas with a $28 million payment.

Study Finds A Cancer Drug Could Help Quash HIV Infections

January 27, 2022 Morning Briefing

Pembrolizumab, also known as Keytruda, may be able to flush out HIV from immune cells in people who’ve controlled their infections. Among other news, a Gilead anti-cancer drug may have hit a serious safety snag in trials, and out-of-pocket expenses for hepatitis B drugs have been rising.

Adults Under 60 Should Get Hepatitis B Vaccine, CDC Panel Recommends

November 4, 2021 Morning Briefing

Tens of millions of people, mainly in the 30 to 59 age group, may be advised to get hepatitis B shots (with people below 30 largely covered, after a 1991 decision to vaccinate kids). Separately, scientists uncover why some people have Alzheimer’s-risk brain chemistry, but no dementia.

‘No Mercy’ Chapter 3: Patchwork of Urgent Care Frays After a Rural Hospital Closes

By Sarah Jane Tribble October 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Fort Scott, Kansas, went without an ER for 18 days, after the local hospital shut down. Documenting local trauma during that “dark period” helped investigative reporter Sarah Jane Tribble unravel some of the complications that come after a rural hospital closes.

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