Morning Briefing: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Wednesday's roundup covers Americans' covid attitudes, new treatment option, vaccine distribution changes, big stimulus bill adds and more.
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Morning Briefing: Friday, May 7, 2021
Friday's roundup covers vaccine approvals and patents, covid deaths undercounted, ACA signups, Medicaid waivers, maternal health and more.
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Morning Briefing: Monday, March 1, 2021
Monday's roundup covers J&J's vaccine, Biden administration warnings, cases ticking up, possible Medicare cuts from relief bill and more.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Wednesday's roundup covers big vaccine buys, CDC on school covid risks, good treatment news, stimulus, return of regular federal briefings and much more.
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Think ‘Medicare For All’ Is The Only Democratic Health Plan? Think Again
The Democratic presidential candidates have hit hard on health care, but generally the debates have centered on what kind of system candidates propose. The candidates’ ideas on many other issues, such as mental health and gun safety, have attracted much less attention.
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Morning Briefing: Friday, September 18, 2020
Friday's roundup of health news covers CDC under White House pressure, nixed mask plan, farm aid, heated campaign attacks, vaccine development, PPE shortages and much more.
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Among U.S. States, New York’s Suicide Rate Is The Lowest. How’s That?
Suicide rates across the country have been rising for 20 years. That’s true in New York, too, but even so, its rate is about half that of the country as a whole.
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Parenting Your Aging Parents When They Don’t Want Help
Relationships between adult children and their parents can fray with age. Experts offer help on how loved ones can preserve the love and negotiate those tension-filled final years.
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Did Joe Biden Overstate Democratic Voters’ Opposition To ‘Medicare For All’?
The term “vast” sets a high bar.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Tuesday's roundup covers 400,000 covid deaths, emerging variants, new cases dropping, vaccine reactions, the nonexistent stockpile and more.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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If Power Outages Are California’s New Normal, What About Home Medical Needs?
Those who rely on plug-in health devices or medicine that requires refrigeration are scrambling to find ways to avoid potentially life-threatening disruptions now and in future fire season shutdowns.
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Morning Briefing: Monday, December 14, 2020
Monday's roundup covers the first U.S. vaccine shipments, states' distribution plans, death tolls nearing 300,000, 'long COVID' and more.
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Thursday's roundup of health news covers rising COVID deaths and hospitalizations, Biden's COVID plans, Trump administration moves, vaccines and more.
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Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.
Private insurance plans vary in coverage for compression garments, and some fall short of meeting patients’ needs. Although Medicaid programs cover some of these expenses, Medicare does not.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Tuesday's roundup covers all the vaccine news--FDA's review, UK's first jab, Trump's order, summit--plus Biden's heath team and much more.
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Thursday's roundup covers 250,000 COVID deaths in U.S., state mandates, vaccine delivery timeline, immunity research and more.
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VCU Health Will Halt Patient Lawsuits, Boost Aid In Wake Of KHN Investigation
Patients at VCU Health will no longer be taken to court and can more easily get financial assistance to pay their bills.
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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Waiting For The Trump Health Plan
President Donald Trump keeps promising a new health plan, but so far it’s nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is proposing a plan to cancel billions of dollars in medical debt owed by patients. This week, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Rovner also interviews KHN’s Rachel Bluth about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.