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?
California: adultos jóvenes indocumentados podrán tener Medicaid… ¿se inscribirán?
By Ana B. Ibarra
November 21, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Algunos jóvenes ya están diciendo que no se inscribirán para tener cobertura pública porque temen que las políticas federales de inmigración puedan luego penalizarlos.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Democrats Roll Dice On SCOTUS And The ACA
January 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A group of Democratic state attorneys general are betting the Supreme Court will take up the case and overturn a federal appeals court ruling in time for the 2020 elections. In other high-court news, most Republicans in Congress are asking the justices to use a Louisiana law to overturn the landmark abortion-rights ruling, Roe v. Wade. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Rovner also interviews NPR’s Richard Harris, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature.
Medi-Cal To Expand Eligibility To Young Undocumented Adults. But Will They Enroll?
By Ana B. Ibarra
November 21, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California will become the first state to allow unauthorized immigrant adults to receive full Medicaid coverage when it expands eligibility to people ages 19 to 25 in January. But health officials and immigrant rights advocates wonder whether fear of federal immigration policy combined with a youthful sense of not needing health insurance will keep those young adults from joining.
Analysis: Get Ready For The Vaccine — They’re Never Simple
By Arthur Allen
May 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Trials are an immense undertaking involving tens of thousands of participants. They’re likely to start this summer — but don’t expect quick results. And what’s a successful result, anyway?
‘An Arm And A Leg’: Can They Freaking Do That?!?
By Dan Weissmann
December 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Introducing a new segment on “An Arm and a Leg” podcast: “Can They Freaking Do That?!?” We take your most vexing medical bill questions and hunt down information and experts who can help.
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.
Facebook Live: Intimate Lessons From The Front Lines Of Family Caregiving
November 20, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Family caregivers are the backbone of our nation’s system of long-term care for older adults. Every year, more than 34 million unpaid caregivers — mostly family members — provide essential aid to adults age 50 and older, helping with tasks such as bathing or dressing and, increasingly, performing complex medical tasks such as managing medications, dressing wounds and operating medical equipment.
Más adolescentes buscan atención médica para sus problemas de salud mental
By Phillip Reese
November 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
En 2018, los servicios de urgencias de California trataron a 84,584 pacientes jóvenes, de 13 a 21 años, con un diagnóstico primario relacionado con la salud mental.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Whom Do We Trust For COVID Info?
April 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The messaging from the White House coronavirus press briefings is becoming more confusing as President Donald Trump and his science advisers appear to not see eye to eye. Meanwhile, Congress is ready to approve more money to address both the health and economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. And the virus is taking an almost unimaginable toll on the nation’s nursing homes and putting strain on patients and health care providers with non-COVID ailments. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more.
When Your Doctor Is Also A Lobbyist: Inside The War Over Surprise Medical Bills
By Rachana Pradhan
February 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As lawmakers consider bills to protect patients against surprise medical bills, doctors have waged a stealth on-the-ground campaign to win over members of Congress. Here’s how they did it.
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.
‘It’s Like Walking Into Chernobyl,’ One Doctor Says Of Her Emergency Room
By Will Stone and Leila Fadel, NPR News
April 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Lack of protective gear and fears about all the unknown aspects of COVID-19 are parts of the mosaic of stress facing doctors and nurses on the front lines of the pandemic.
Flavor Bans Multiply, But Menthol Continues to Divide
By Ana B. Ibarra
November 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
As states and communities ban the sale of flavored tobacco products linked to vaping, anti-smoking activists are piggybacking on the momentum to target menthol cigarettes. But some African Americans say menthol cigarette bans will lead to discrimination.
Exclusive: Nearly 600 — And Counting — US Health Workers Have Died Of COVID-19
By Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey and Danielle Renwick, The Guardian
June 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The Guardian and KHN release new figures Saturday showing the harsh toll that the pandemic is taking on the front-line health workers.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, January 5, 2021
January 5, 2021
Morning Briefing
Tuesday’s roundup covers FDA guidance on vaccine dosing, rollout troubles in states, Georgia runoffs, EPA’s rule, 340B discounts and more.
Warren’s Plan On ‘Medicare For All’ Could Raise Concerns Among Health Providers
November 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
KHN’s Julie Rovner was featured on NPR’s “Weekend Edition” and MSNBC’s “Kasie DC” show over the weekend to talk about Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s plan to fund “Medicare for All.”
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.
Medicaid Providers At The End Of The Line For Federal COVID Funding
By Julie Rovner
May 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Congress authorized $100 billion for health care providers to help reimburse them for losses linked to the coronavirus pandemic. But the majority of that funding so far has gone to hospitals, doctors and other facilities that serve Medicare patients. Providers primarily serving low-income Medicaid populations and children have been largely left out.
More Evidence Backs Worries That Variant Identified In UK Is Deadlier
February 16, 2021
Morning Briefing
The latest research by British scientists confirms preliminary findings that the B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus does cause more severe cases of covid-19 and can lead to more deaths.