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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.

Un sistema de salud pública devastado enfrenta más recortes en medio del virus

By Lauren Weber and Laura Ungar and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht and Anna Maria Barry-Jester July 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El sistema de salud pública de los Estados Unidos ha subsistido en la precariedad durante décadas y carece de los recursos necesarios para enfrentar la peor crisis de salud en un siglo.

Listen: Which Is The Greater Threat — The Coronavirus Or The Flu?

February 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News reporter Liz Szabo talked to Connecticut Public Radio about the risks of the novel coronavirus compared with influenza.

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.

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.

‘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.

When Green Means Stop: How Safety Messages Got So Muddled

By Nina Feldman, WHYY August 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Philadelphia is in the “restricted green” reopening phase. What does that mean? And why does the U.S. have so many different pandemic safety rules?

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Who Will Pay For COVID-19 Care?

April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The spread of COVID-19 is prompting changes in pricing, coverage and other health care issues that have been subjects of political debate for years. But the politics remain polarized. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week that they think you should read, too.

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.

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.

Congressional Candidates Go Head-To-Head On Health Care — Again

By Ana B. Ibarra February 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The California Democratic members of Congress who flipped seven Republican seats two years ago made health care a major campaign issue, criticizing their opponents for voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As the Democrats defend their seats in this year’s elections, they are coming back to health care — but the issues are different.

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.

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.

‘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.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: All Coronavirus All The Time

April 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to the U.S. health system that were previously unthinkable. Yet some fights ― including over the Affordable Care Act and abortion — persist even in this time of national emergency. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Liz Szabo about the latest installment of KHN-NPR’s “Bill of the Month.”

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Health Care Takes A Financial Hit In The Midst Of Pandemic

By Dan Weissmann May 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In the first quarter of 2020, half the country’s economic devastation happened in the health care sector. Much of the slowdown came after hospitals postponed elective surgeries and as Americans skipped routine doctor’s office visits.

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.

Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic

By Julie Rovner March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt put the law in perspective.

Newsom Touts California’s ‘Public Option.’ Wait — What Public Option?

By Ana B. Ibarra February 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state already has a public option: Covered California, the state health insurance exchange. While there is no single definition of a public option, some health care experts say that’s a stretch.

Trump-Biden Race Could Hinge on How Florida’s Pinellas County Swings

By Phil Galewitz and Margo Snipe, Tampa Bay Times September 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Few places loom as large in the race for the White House as here in Pinellas County, the largest swing county in the ultimate swing state. And polls show that many people will have the pandemic and its public health and economic consequences on their minds when they cast their votes.

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