In Legislative Shuffle, California Prioritizes Safety Gear and Sick Leave During Crisis
By Rachel Bluth Angela Hart Samantha Young
September 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Lawmakers are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign bills that would address the challenges of the current COVID-19 crisis and help the state prepare for future pandemics.
California’s Data Failures Stymie Efforts to Curb the Virus
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Angela Hart
August 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Counties say the ripple effects of the state’s COVID-19 data failures are impeding their ability to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as they must make life-or-death decisions about business and school reopenings.
As COVID Cases Spike, California Shifts Its Strategy
By Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester
June 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Public health officials have been alarmed by the increase in COVID-19 cases linked to family gatherings and socializing. While Gov. Gavin Newsom is defending the state’s reopening, local health officials worry the situation could get worse this summer.
Another Coronavirus Casualty: California’s Budget
By Angela Hart Samantha Young Rachel Bluth
May 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Before the coronavirus hit, California was looking at a budget surplus of more than $5 billion and lawmakers were debating how to increase the size of government health programs. Now, the state faces a deficit, program cuts, high unemployment — and no significant investment in public health funding at a time when the state needs it the most.
The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis
By Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester
April 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
An early morning text. A lawyer-filled meeting on a Sunday afternoon. Emotional journal entries. And, ultimately, action. In the 24 hours before San Francisco Bay Area public health officials issued the country’s first stay-at-home order, they debated how to tackle the alarming rise in COVID-19 infections. Their decision set the course for the nation.
California Hospitals Face Surge With Proven Fixes And Some Hail Marys
By Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester
April 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California is entering the most critical period in its battle against COVID-19, and may need thousands of hospital beds and ventilators to accommodate a surge of critically ill patients. Hospitals are taking extreme measures, such as using 3D printers to make ventilator parts and turning cafeterias into wards.
California y COVID-19: hospitales se alistan para la crisis con acciones probadas y desesperadas
By Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester
April 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A medida que California ingresa al período más crítico contra COVID-19, los 416 hospitales, grandes y pequeños, públicos y privados, se esfuerzan por tener la capacidad necesaria para una avalancha de pacientes críticos.
Testing In California Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Angela Hart Rachel Bluth
May 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
It’s hard to overstate how uneven access to critical coronavirus test kits remains in the nation’s largest state. Even as some Southern California counties are opening drive-thru sites to make testing available to any resident who wants it, a rural northern county is testing raw sewage to determine whether the coronavirus has infiltrated its communities.
KFF Health News Staff
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, Editor-in-Chief, joined KFF Health News in September 2016 after 22 years as a correspondent with The New York Times, where she covered a variety of beats from health care to environment and did a stint in the Beijing bureau. While in China, she covered SARS, bird flu, and the emergence of HIV/AIDS in […]
