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Listen: Battling The Coronavirus While Reopening The Economy

April 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Rovner discusses the Trump administration’s blueprint for reopening the economy and its effect on public health on WBUR’s “On Point.”

Less-Lethal Weapons Blind, Maim and Kill. Victims Say Enough Is Enough.

By Donovan Slack, USA TODAY and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY and Jay Hancock, KHN and Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY July 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Time and again over the past two decades, peace officers have targeted demonstrators with munitions designed only to stun and stop. Protests this year in reaction to George Floyd’s death in police custody have reignited a controversy surrounding their use.

House Passes $715B Bill Laying Out Opening Position On Infrastructure Talks

July 2, 2021 Morning Briefing

The public works legislation, passed in a mostly party-line vote, focuses on transportation and water safety initiatives.

How Is COVID-19 Altering Cancer Care? We Want To Hear From You.

May 6, 2020 Page

The Pandemic Is Hurting Pediatric Hospitals, Too

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Children’s hospitals were generally in good shape before COVID-19, but now their revenues are plunging as beds they reserved to assist in the pandemic effort remain empty.

As Covid Surges In South, Florida Detects Variant First Identified In Colombia

July 29, 2021 Morning Briefing

Florida’s community transmission is ranked “high” by the CDC, possibly playing a role in the local detection of cases of a new covid variant (B.1.621) first detected in Colombia. Meanwhile, Texas’ case rate tops 10,000 daily for the first time in nearly six months, and southern hospitals are strained.

Listen: Why It Takes So Long To Get COVID-19 Test Results

April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Appleby talks about the behind-the-scenes steps that can add time to the process of testing for the coronavirus.

LA County Authorities Cautious Despite Declining COVID Numbers

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The county, a hotbed of coronavirus infection in California, has seen a steady reduction in positive test results, new cases, hospitalizations and deaths over the past few weeks. But officials are concerned about public behavior over the Labor Day holiday weekend and wary of relaxing strictures too soon.

House Panel Advances $120B HHS Budget Bill; Senate Spending Deals On Uncertain Ground

July 16, 2021 Morning Briefing

Annual funding for the Department of Health and Human Services would get a 24% boost in the package approved by the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. On the Senate side, congressional reporters track the status of intertwined infrastructure and “human infrastructure” spending measures.

Biden Scrapping Trump Plan To Shift 340B Discounts on Insulin, Epi-Pens

June 16, 2021 Morning Briefing

The policy would have threatened to withhold grant funds from community health centers if they charged low-income patients more than what they paid for the life-saving injections. Other news is on the increasing price of Medicare drugs, incentives at skilled nursing facilities, Florida’s Medicaid budget and a program in Connecticut that will give “baby bonds” to new parents on Medicaid.

Just 10 Days: That’s How Long It Takes Cases Of UK Strain To Double In The US

February 8, 2021 Morning Briefing

Researchers predict the B.1.1.7 variant likely will become the predominant strain in the United States in just a month. Public health measures that work on other strains may not be enough to stop B.1.1.7, experts say.

Epidemia de obesidad en los Estados Unidos amenaza la eficacia de una vacuna contra COVID

By Sarah Varney August 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Otras vacunas han demostrado ser menos efectivas en adultos obesos que en la población general, dejándolos más vulnerables a infecciones y enfermedades.

Ever Heard of a Surgical Assistant? Meet a New Boost to Your Medical Bills

By Markian Hawryluk July 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A college student’s bill for outpatient knee surgery is a whopper — $96K — but the most mysterious part is a $1,167 charge from a health care provider she didn’t even know was in the operating room.

Clots, Strokes and Rashes: Is COVID a Disease of the Blood Vessels?

By Will Stone November 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.

Alaska’s Health Services Still Recovering From Cyberattack

June 3, 2021 Morning Briefing

In other news, Arizona’s plans to use a poison labelled Zyklon B by the Nazis for executions draw condemnation; smokable medical marijuana is backed by Louisiana lawmakers; and a Dallas high school valedictorian spoke out over Texas’ new anti-abortion laws.

Six Drugmakers Warned To Reinstate 340B Discounts Or Face Steep Fines

May 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Health Resources and Services Administration sent letters to AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and United Therapeutics. They could face a $5,000 penalty for every violation.

Will Labor Day Weekend Bring Another Holiday COVID Surge?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio September 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Epidemiologists are having a hard time predicting whether Labor Day will be like the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, when celebrations fanned the flames in coronavirus hot spots around the South and West.

‘We’re In A Race Against Time’ As Mutations On The Rise

January 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

B.1.1.7; B.1.351; P.1: While viruses commonly mutate, worried scientists rush to keep up with all of the emerging coronavirus variants — fearing one that could prove to be even deadlier.

‘It Seems Systematic’: Doctors Cite 115 Cases of Head Injuries From Crowd Control Devices

By Jordan Culver, USA Today September 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In the most comprehensive tally of such injuries to date, the Physicians for Human Rights scoured publicly available data — including social media, news accounts and lawsuits — to document and name victims of summer protests. Still, the group cautions, it’s likely an undercount.

Underfunded And Understaffed Public Health Workforce To Get $7.4B Injection

May 14, 2021 Morning Briefing

The White House announced that the funds come from the recent relief bill and will be used to hire additional public health workers and modernize the existing departments.

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