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California’s Deadliest Spring in 20 Years Suggests COVID Undercount

By Phillip Reese September 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California’s death count for the first five months of the pandemic was 13% higher than average for the same period during the prior three years. Subtract the deaths officially attributed to COVID-19 and experts say that still leaves scores of “excess” deaths among people of color that likely were mistakenly excluded from the coronavirus death tally.

New Studies Show Just How Contagious Certain Covid Variants Are

April 22, 2021 Morning Briefing

The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom, is 45% more transmissible than the original covid strain, researchers say. And scientists say two California variants are about 20% more infectious than the original virus.

Musicians Improvise Masks for Wind Instruments to Keep the Band Together

By Laura Ungar October 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Instrumentalists in ensembles, marching bands and other groups are getting creative with pantyhose, air filters, fabric and sewing machines to reduce the risk of COVID without silencing the music.

Trump Again Claims He’s Bringing Down Drug Prices, But Details of How Are Skimpy

By Victoria Knight August 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

During his Monday speech at the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump pointed to his two of his recent executive orders as likely to lead to big reductions in prescription drug costs.

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.

White House To Distribute $10B To Schools To Boost Covid Testing

March 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

“With this funding for testing, every state in America will have access to millions of dollars to set up screening testing programs, to add a layer of protection for schools, teachers and students,” said Carole Johnson, the White House COVID-19 Testing Coordinator. The funds will come out of the recently enacted $1.9-trillion stimulus plan.

Swab, Spit, Stay Home? College Coronavirus Testing Plans Are All Over the Map

By Michael McAuliff and Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, KBIA and Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media and Stephanie O'Neill August 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

2020 will be a year like no other on college campuses, as every institution makes its own rules. Some have no plans to routinely test students for the coronavirus; others aim to test every student and staff member twice a week.

Agrícolas, bomberos y azafatas buscan estar entre los primeros en recibir la vacuna

By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz December 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Trabajadores de salud de primera línea, y residentes y personal de hogares de adultos mayores, recibirán las dosis de la vacuna contra COVID primero, pero… ¿quiénes le seguirán?

SNAP To Get $3.5B Increase As More Americans Go Hungry

March 23, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Department of Agriculture announced a 15% bump in funding through September to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “We cannot sit by and watch food insecurity grow in the United States,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.

Prognosis for Rural Hospitals Worsens With Pandemic

By Sarah Jane Tribble August 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Rural hospitals were already struggling before the coronavirus emerged. Now, the loss of revenue from patients who are afraid to come to the emergency room, postponing doctor’s appointments and delaying elective surgeries is adding to the pressure.

Fauci Unfazed as Scientists Rely on Unproven Methods to Create COVID Vaccines

By Liz Szabo August 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Teams are starting to test vaccines using messenger RNA or chimpanzee cold viruses to inoculate humans. Will their benefits last?

Another Problem on the Health Horizon: Medicare Is Running Out of Money

By Julie Rovner July 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With millions out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, fewer payroll taxes are coming in to help keep Medicare’s trust fund intact.

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.

‘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.

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.

Kids Play ‘Huge Role’ In Spreading B.1.1.7 Variant, Osterholm Says

April 6, 2021 Morning Briefing

Leading epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm is now questioning his previous advice: “All the things that we had planned for about kids in schools with this virus are really no longer applicable. We’ve got to take a whole new look at this issue.”

Contagious Covid Variant Spreading As Cases Rise Across U.S.

April 1, 2021 Morning Briefing

Worries rise that the more contagious B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. will cause another surge, as the CDC notes it’s the most prevalent strain found in five states. Meanwhile an uptick in infection numbers is reported.

As Threat of Valley Fever Grows Beyond the Southwest, Push Is On for Vaccine

By Jim Robbins September 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Efforts are underway to bring to market a vaccine for valley fever, a fungal infection with COVID-like symptoms that occurs in the deserts of the Southwest. The illness is getting more attention as cases rise and a warming climate threatens to spread it through the West.

Fractured Skulls, Lost Eyes: Police Often Break Own Rules Using ‘Rubber Bullets’

By Liz Szabo and Jay Hancock and Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY and Donovan Slack, USA TODAY and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY June 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Around the country, police responded to protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death by shooting “less lethal” projectiles, which can seriously hurt and kill. In a joint investigation, KHN and USA TODAY found some officers appear to have violated their department’s own rules when they fired.

Supreme Court, Rejecting Restrictive La. Law, Refuses To Roll Back Abortion Rights

By Julie Rovner June 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s liberals in the 5-4 decision that strikes down a state law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

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