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2 Former Health Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Flint Case

January 15, 2021 Morning Briefing

Prosecutors in Michigan on Thursday announced 41 counts against nine former government officials, Among them: former Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon and former Chief Medical Executive Eden Wells, who each face nine counts of involuntary manslaughter for their alleged roles in a Legionnaires’ outbreak.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Fact-Checking President Trump’s State Of The Union

February 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump spent a good deal of time on health issues in his State of the Union address, but not everything he said checks out. Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats heading into the caucuses said health is their top issue, but it’s hard to see how that played out in their actual choices. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Julie Appleby and NPR’s Selena Simmons-Duffin about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.

‘Essential’ Or Not, These Workers Report For Duty

By Heidi de Marco April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In Los Angeles County and beyond, people continue to toil through the coronavirus pandemic, often in positions that put them in constant contact with the public. Many are low-wage workers who can’t afford to stop working.

Politics Slows Flow of US Pandemic Relief Funds to Public Health Agencies

By Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht and Laura Ungar and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press August 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Congress has allocated trillions of dollars to ease the coronavirus crisis. A joint KHN and AP investigation finds that many communities with big outbreaks have spent little of that federal money on local public health departments for work such as testing and contact tracing.

Would ‘Medicare For All’ Cost More Than U.S. Budget? Biden Says So. Math Says No.

By Shefali Luthra February 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Biden’s statement misses the mark because of messy math.

Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire

By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht August 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.

“Esenciales” o no, estos trabajadores siguen en sus puestos

By Heidi de Marco April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Entre las personas que siguen trabajando, sin el lujo de poder hacerlo desde casa, hay un alto porcentaje de trabajadores con salarios bajos, que ganan un promedio de $10,22 por hora.

With Medical Safety Gear Scarce, The Public Is Stepping Up. Here’s Help On Ways To Help.

By Barbara Feder Ostrov March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

If you or your company have useful supplies and want to donate them, here are some answers to questions you might be asking.

Now On The Menu At Closed Schools: Drive-Thru Lunches

By Anna Almendrala March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As schools shutter to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, many districts are still offering free meals to their most vulnerable students. In two Southern California districts, families roll through school lunch drive-thrus to grab hot meals.

Some Hospitals Continue With Elective Surgeries Despite COVID-19 Crisis

By Jenny Gold March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Even as many states put a moratorium on elective surgeries in a desperate effort to preserve dwindling stocks of protective gear, hospitals in other pockets of the country continue to perform a range of elective procedures. Some staff members and ethicists are voicing concerns.

Surge In Enrollment As Californians Avoid Penalty, Receive State Aid

By Rachel Bluth and Samantha Young February 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Although a new state tax penalty and state financial aid motivated people to sign up for health insurance this year, Covered California is reopening enrollment for those who said they weren’t aware of them.

‘You Pray That You Got The Drug.’ Ailing Couple Gambles On Trial For COVID-19 Cure

By JoNel Aleccia April 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Josie and George Taylor of Everett, Washington, are two of the first people in the U.S. to recover from novel coronavirus infections after joining a clinical trial for the antiviral drug remdesivir.

Changing Clocks Is Bad For Your Health, But Which Time To Choose?

By Roxie Hammill February 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State legislatures are considering new bills proposing a permanent time standard instead of the spring-forward and fall-back clock changes. Most people want to stop adjusting clocks, but scientists and politicians are at odds over which time is better for society and our health.

Trump’s Medicaid Chief Labels Medicaid ‘Mediocre.’ Is It?

By Phil Galewitz February 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

This claim ‘wouldn’t pass muster’ in a first-year statistics class.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes February 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

Candidates Are Betting Big On Health. Is That What Voters Really Want?

By Julie Rovner December 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Polls show that health care is at the top of voters’ issues, but the polls also say Democrats, let alone other Americans, are not ready for “Medicare for All.”

En el condado de Los Angeles, latinos mayores pueden votar gracias a máquinas móviles

By Anna Almendrala March 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las pantallas táctiles permiten a los votantes leer una boleta en 13 idiomas, ajustar el contraste de la pantalla y el tamaño del texto, y más.

American Medical Students Less Likely To Choose To Become Primary Care Doctors

By Victoria Knight July 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Only 41.5% of internal medicine positions were filled by U.S.-trained fourth-year students getting traditional medical degrees, the lowest share on record. Similar trends were seen this year in family medicine and pediatrics.

Efforts To Move The Needle On Flu Shot Rates Get Stuck

By Phil Galewitz November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In the past decade, federal and state governments have removed cost and access obstacles, but immunization rates remained flat. That worries public health officials.

Ink Rx? Welcome To The Camouflaged World Of Paramedical Tattoos

By Cara Anthony February 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Doctors specialize in the science of healing, but tattoo artist Eric Catalano specializes in the art of it. The single father of three does up to eight reconstructive medical tattoos for free each “Wellness Wednesday” in his small Illinois shop, drawing in nails on finger amputees, mocking up belly buttons after tummy tucks and fleshing out lips on a woman mauled by a dog.

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