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Crash Course: Injured Patients Who Sign ‘Letters of Protection’ May Face Huge Medical Bills and Risks

By Fred Schulte December 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The letters function as liens that “protect” spine surgery clinics while patients could be left with inflated medical bills and unexpected health risks.

Analysis: How the US Invested in the War on Terrorism at the Cost of Public Health

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

After 9/11, as our defenses against international and bioterrorism hardened, our defenses against infectious diseases shrank. By the time a deadly virus arrived on our shores last year, nearly two-thirds of Americans were living in counties that spend more than twice as much on policing as they spend on public health.

Biden Takes the Reins, Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats

By Julie Rovner January 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

On health care, President Joe Biden made it clear that combating the covid-19 pandemic will be his top priority. “We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,” he said. “We will get through this together.”

More Americans — Of All Political Persuasions — Are Donning Masks

By Jordan Rau December 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Half the public believes the worst of the pandemic is yet to come, but most are prepared to continue to take measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 until vaccines are distributed.

¿Escuela o “ruleta rusa”? Entre delta y no exigir máscaras, algunos padres no ven ninguna diferencia

By Rae Ellen Bichell August 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

En las escuelas de Colorado, en donde se registraron los primeros brotes de la variante delta, las autoridades no exigen el uso de cubrebocas en interiores. Pero padres se resisten.

Strides Against HIV/AIDS Falter, Especially in the South, as Nation Battles Covid

By Sarah Varney April 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Public health resources have shifted from one pandemic to the other, and experts fear steep declines in testing and diagnoses mean more people will contract HIV and die of AIDS.

Encuesta: casi la mitad de los adultos ahora quiere vacunarse contra covid lo antes posible

By Phil Galewitz January 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Ya se han vacunado unas 20 millones de personas. Sin embargo, persisten las disparidades raciales, étnicas y económicas en cuanto al acceso a las vacunas.

Hemmed In at Home, Nonprofit Hospitals Look for Profits Abroad

By Jordan Rau June 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

About three dozen elite health systems are involved in for-profit hospital projects overseas. Though the systems are exempt from U.S. taxes for providing “community benefit,” there’s limited evidence that such business ventures benefit American patients.

Biden Seeks $400 Billion to Buttress Long-Term Care. A Look at What’s at Stake.

By Judith Graham April 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Long-term care options are expensive and often out of reach for seniors and people with disabilities. The president has proposed a massive infusion of federal funding for home and community-based health services that advocates say will go a long way toward helping individuals and families.

How Covid Has Changed Our Movement, as Revealed by Your Cellphone

By Phillip Reese March 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Californians are venturing out to shop, dine and work far more now than a year ago, when state officials issued the first sweeping stay-at-home order. But we’re still sticking to home way more than before the pandemic, according to mobile phone tracking data.

The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know.

By Michelle Andrews February 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

On Monday, the federal insurance exchange reopened for an unusual midyear special enrollment period. People who are uninsured can buy a plan, and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so. Here are some answers about how it works.

Indiana School Goes Extra Mile to Help Vulnerable Kids Weather Pandemic

By Giles Bruce March 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Many students at Sarah Scott Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana, deal with poverty, dysfunction and stress. Since the pandemic hit, teachers and administrators have struggled to give kids and families the support they need.

It’s Not Just QAnon. Democrats and Independents Also Want to Recall California’s Governor.

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom is painting the effort to remove him from office as a partisan power grab. But among the tens of thousands of Californians who signed the recall petition are Democrats and independent voters frustrated by his pandemic policies, from school closures to vaccine distribution.

Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Young Covid ‘Long Haulers’

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Pediatric hospitals are creating clinics for the increasing number of children reporting lingering covid symptoms similar to those that plague some adults long after they have recovered.

Peligran avances contra el VIH por la lucha contra covid, en especial en el sur del país

By Sarah Varney April 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

El impacto exacto de una pandemia sobre la otra todavía está por evaluarse, pero los datos preliminares inquietan a expertos que hasta hace poco celebraban los enormes avances en el tratamiento del VIH.

Pandemic Aid Package Includes Relief From High Premiums

By Emmarie Huetteman March 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Experts say the two-year expansion of subsidies for most people who buy insurance through the government exchanges would be among the most significant changes to the affordability of private insurance since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Biden’s Straight-Talking CDC Director Has Long Used Data to Save Lives

By Carey Goldberg, WBUR February 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were “muzzled” and “diminished” by the Trump team, especially during the pandemic. She aims to fix that.

Spurred by Pandemic, Little Shell Tribe Fast-Tracks Its Health Service Debut

By Katheryn Houghton February 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As the newest federally recognized tribe, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is starting from scratch to deliver health care to members. While covid-19 has been devastating, it has sped up the tribe’s ability to build a clinic. Yet, lacking a reservation, the tribe faces challenges reaching its scattered members.

Majority of Voters Tilt Toward Biden as Health Issues Weigh Heavily

By Emmarie Huetteman October 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

More than 50% of people said they favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s approach to an array of health issues.

Longtime Health Advocate Donna Shalala Loses House Reelection Race

By Emmarie Huetteman November 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a notable loss for Democrats, Shalala, who represented a Miami district, was defeated by Maria Elvira Salazar — a Republican former TV journalist who compared Democratic policy proposals to leftist oppression in countries like Cuba.

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