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Will The Economy Recover Swiftly? Some Economists Predict It Will Be A Slow Road

April 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump predicts that, once the nation returns to work, economic health “comes back quickly.” Other economists are not forecasting as rosy a picture. “The more unemployment, the more workers lose their jobs, the harder and slower the recovery is going to be,” Claudia Sahm, director of macroeconomic policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, a think tank, tells The Hill. Other stories on the pandemic’s economic toll report on rent negotiations, small business loan payouts and regional unemployment.

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In Noted Break From GOP Orthodoxy, FTC Commissioner Supports Letting Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices

January 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

The comments from FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, highlight the shifting politics around high drug prices. Giving Medicare more negotiating power is an idea more typically championed by Democrats.

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Trump’s Budget Offers $291M To Fight HIV In U.S. But Trims Overseas Efforts

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The budget would increase funding for efforts like the state-centered initiatives run by the Centers for Disease Control and the Ryan White Program, which offers services and treatment to patients. But it would also dramatically cut funding for global HIV efforts.

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Strategic Stockpile Of Medical Gear, Equipment Falling Far Short Of Needs, States And Hospitals Say

March 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

State and local governments are scrambling to secure medical equipment for the expected surge of patients as well as protective gear for their health workers. But leaders say they’re only receiving a fraction of what they’ve requested from the national stockpile. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning hoarding of scarce medical equipment, and doctors begin to think about rationing care.

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Trump Attempts To Reassure Public That There Are No Food Shortages Amid Panic-Buying Induced By Coronavirus Fears

March 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump said there’s no need for Americans to hoard food and toiletries as the nation’s supply chains remain intact. But shoppers who went out over the weekend to stock up for weeks of isolation were met with empty shelves in many stores. Behavioral experts say the psychological drive behind the impulse to hoard is very human and understandable in times like these. Meanwhile, state attorneys general try to crack down on scams.

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Democrats Chant Name Of House’s Drug Costs Bill After Trump’s Vow To Act On High Pricing At State Of Union

February 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

When President Donald Trump vowed to pass a bipartisan drug pricing bill if it got to his desk, Democrats at the State of the Union began chanting “H.R. 3,” a reference to legislation the House passed last year that included many of Trump’s own policies. It has since been languishing in the Senate. Democrats also countered other health claims from the president, such as which party was working to protect American’s care.

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Gilead Halts Emergency Access To Remdesivir Amid Surging Demand; Scientists Identify 69 Drugs That Might Work

March 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

Gilead’s experimental drug remdesivir has shown promising results and been made available for compassionate use in critical cases. But the drugmaker is unable to meet the surging demand. Meanwhile, media outlets examine some of the drugs President Donald Trump touts as treatments that might help in the efforts to curb the pandemic. One of the medications is used by lupus patients–who now face shortages of their needed drug.

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Trump’s Son-In-Law Emerging As Pivotal Leader In Country’s Fight Against Pandemic–Just Behind The Scenes

April 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

Jared Kushner has taken charge of testing access, ramping up industry production of medical supplies and figuring out how to distribute those supplies. The efforts headed by Kushner are distinct from the White House task force led by Vice President Mike Pence, and some say it’s causing confusion in an already-chaotic situation. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump refocuses his argument on how many lives are being saved rather than projected death tolls. And fact checkers weigh the accuracy of his claims.

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Governors Given Free Rein By Trump, But There’s Only So Much They Can Do Without Federal Help

March 31, 2020 Morning Briefing

“That is a Darwinian approach to federalism; that is states’ rights taken to a deadly extreme,” said Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor who served for eight years on the Homeland Security Task Force of the National Governors Association. Some view President Donald Trump’s decision to let states take the lead as a way for him to avoid the worst of the criticism in the midst of the pandemic. Meanwhile, states who haven’t issued shut-down orders are facing increasing pressure to do so. And media outlets look at how states are being impacted by the crisis.

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Trump Administration And Democrats Return Health Law To Political Center Stage

By Julie Rovner March 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Justice Department asks a federal appeals court to strike down the Affordable Care Act, then, hours later, House Democrats unveil proposals to bolster the law.

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First Kidney Failure, Then A $540,842 Bill For Dialysis

By Jenny Gold July 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

He needed the lifesaving treatment — he never expected a half-million-dollar bill for 14 weeks of care.

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Politically Trump’s Drug Importation Plan Looks Good On Paper, But It’s Unrealistic And Won’t Cut Costs, Critics Say

December 19, 2019 Morning Briefing

For one thing, Canada doesn’t produce enough drugs, nor does it seem to be on board with exporting the ones it does have to America. Beyond that, experts say President Donald Trump’s plan will have little to no impact on what consumers pay for drugs.

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Lawmakers Push To Stop Surprise ER Billing

By Ana B. Ibarra May 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Millions of Californians are vulnerable to hefty surprise medical bills from their trips to the emergency room. Now, state lawmakers are considering a measure to cap how much out-of-network hospitals can charge privately insured patients for emergency care, which could serve as a model for other states.

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In A Time When Stakes Are So High, Trump’s Vaccine Exaggerations Strike Experts As Particularly Dangerous

March 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump continues to minimize the time required to create and test a vaccine, and some health experts worry that the mixed messaging can further muddy a confusing and trying time for the country. “I observe that the president has been listening, but since he’s not a scientist I don’t think he understands the nuances,” said William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University. Meanwhile, recruitment for a vaccine trial begins in Washington state.

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White House Gets Cold Feet Over $1B Price Tag For Ventilators From GM Even As Hospitals Plead For Supplies

March 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

The White House had been planning to announce a venture that would lead to the production of as many as 80,000 ventilators. Then the bill came. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he didn’t believe hospitals need as many ventilators as they say they do, even as New York approved a risky policy of sharing the equipment between patients and New Jersey starts making plans on how to ration care.

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The GOP’s Health Reform Whiplash

April 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest “will they or won’t they?” when it comes to Republicans and comprehensive health reform. Also, a wrap-up of the latest abortion fights in the states and on Capitol Hill. And, another court setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Paula Andalo about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.

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Public Health Experts’ Somber Tone Colliding With Trump’s Bombastic Style, Optimism Stoking Confusion All Around

March 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump has repeatedly misstated the number of Americans who have tested positive for the virus and claimed it would “miraculously” disappear in the spring, given a false timeline for the development of a vaccine, publicly questioned whether vaccinations for the flu could be used to treat the novel coronavirus and dismissed WHO’s death rate estimates. In a time when public faith in the government is critical to fighting panic and hysteria, experts worry the mixed messaging is doing anything but.

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Trump’s Supporters Are Closely Watching How President Handles Crisis, And The Fate Of His Reelection Bid Could Hang In The Balance

March 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

While some of President Donald Trump’s supporters are taking their cues from him that the outbreak is not as dire as it seems, many voters are still watching how he handles the crisis with the November elections looming not far off. “If, for a second, people think that he doesn’t have that strength, or he doesn’t have that fortitude, then it will become a problem,” said War Room host and former Breitbart editor Raheem Kassam. Meanwhile, experts are dubious about Trump’s claims about the outbreak. And while Trump did get tested for the virus–and says he doesn’t have it–some wonder why he waited so long to do so.

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U.S. Hospitals Don’t Have Enough Ventilators, ICU Beds To Care For Surge Of Coronavirus Cases

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

Even if most cases of the coronavirus are mild, the health system can’t handle the uptick in critical patients that the outbreak is likely to bring, especially coming off the back of a difficult flu season. But over-stretched hospitals are doing their best to prepare for the crisis. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to increase the availability of respirators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Trump Lets Loose Tirade Of Grievances As He Continues To Face Criticism Over His Administration’s Early Response

April 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump claimed he had been “brutalized” by the media and peppered his daily briefing with false claims–for example, that nobody sought federal help to acquire ventilators–that have been disproven multiple times. Meanwhile, Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci tried to counter rumors that Fauci was on the verge of being fired following comments about the country’s slow path toward shutting down. In other news on the president’s response efforts: the impetus behind his WHO funding threats; 18,000 false and misleading statements he’s made; and criticism from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

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