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Trump’s Anti-Abortion Zeal Shook Fragile Health Systems Around the World

By Sarah Varney November 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President-elect Joe Biden inherits a global health landscape changed by the Trump administration more than under any Republican president since Ronald Reagan.

Donald Trump’s Wrong Claim That ‘Anybody’ Can Get Tested For Coronavirus

By Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact March 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The process is not as simple as calling your doctor or pharmacy, saying you want to be tested for COVID-19 and getting it done. Clinicians decide whether patients meet the criteria to warrant it. Circumstances are further complicated because tests are in short supply.

Houston Crowd Booed Trump After He Admitted He Got A Booster

December 21, 2021 Morning Briefing

The New York Times notes Donald Trump had for “years falsely claimed vaccines were dangerous.” The Daily Beast reports he later had to be consoled by journalist Bill O’Reilly. Separately, 97% of vaccinated residents in Massachusetts who got covid avoided the hospital.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All About Budget Reconciliation

February 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Even while the Senate is busy with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the House has gotten down to work on a covid relief bill using the budget reconciliation process. Meanwhile, the watchword for covid this week among the public is confusion — over masks, vaccines and just about everything else science-related. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, the panelists recommend their favorite “health policy valentines” along with their favorite health policy stories they think you should read, too.

If They Sweep on Election Day, Dems Still Face a Challenge Meeting Health Promises

By Emmarie Huetteman October 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democrats are favored to win both chambers of Congress after years of campaign-trail promises about health care. But their margin in the Senate could be slim, making it difficult to pass major health care legislation. And they still must heal some rifts within the caucus about how far they can push overhaul efforts.

To the Bat Cave: In Search of Covid’s Origins, Scientists Reignite Polarizing Debate on Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’

By Arthur Allen May 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Leading virologists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are demanding a deeper probe into China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology as they try to identify the source of the deadly coronavirus.

As Biden Gets Sworn In, White House Will Get Scrubbed Down

By Phil Galewitz December 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Fears about lingering coronavirus at the White House are prompting a massive disinfection initiative before the Bidens move in.

If Trump Wins, Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for That ACA Replacement Plan

By Julie Rovner October 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The administration seeks to have the Supreme Court overturn the federal health law but has not explained how it would ensure Americans’ health care coverage.

Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.

By April Dembosky, KQED March 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason Black Americans might hesitate to take the covid-19 vaccine. But many people say that current racism in health care and lack of access deserve more attention to move more Black Americans toward vaccine protection.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over

October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump is “jealous of COVID’s media coverage.” Indeed, Trump has complained at his rallies, attended by mostly maskless supporters, about how the media covers the pandemic — at a time when cases are rising rapidly across the nation. Meanwhile, open enrollment is about to begin for the Affordable Care Act in a year when many people need coverage, but the law’s future is not secure. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Anna Almendrala about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

‘His Lies Are Killing My Neighbors’: Swing-State Doctors Target Trump

By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian November 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Furious over Republicans’ handling of the pandemic, Wisconsin health care workers are speaking out against the president — and running for office.

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.

Texas Winter Storm Exposes Gaps in Senior Living Oversight

By Sandy West March 10, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As the recent winter storm disaster in Texas showed, many long-term care sites aren’t required to have backup power supplies or other redundancies to keep residents safe when disaster strikes.

Analysis: Some Said the Vaccine Rollout Would Be a ‘Nightmare.’ They Were Right.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal December 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

There are already signs that the distribution of the COVID vaccines will be messy, confusing and chaotic.

Readers and Tweeters Give Tips on Treating Diabetes and Long Covid

April 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Hard Bargain: Biden and Congress Agree on Basic Relief, but Chasms Remain on Covid Plan

By Emmarie Huetteman February 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Agreement between the president and Republican senators on funding for basic public health matters such as vaccine distribution and covid testing was an easy target. That money can’t move out, though, until accord is reached on some of the president’s big-ticket economic plans.

With Becerra as HHS Pick, California Plots More Progressive Health Care Agenda

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has already begun discussing California health care priorities with Xavier Becerra, tapped this week by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as his Health and Human Services secretary.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Trump Administration’s War on Fauci

July 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Case counts for COVID-19 are rising in nearly every state, yet a major campaign by the Trump administration this past week was an attempt to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci, a trusted voice in public health. Meanwhile, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s surprise decision to protect abortion rights, there’s been a flurry of activity on reproductive health issues in lower federal courts. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.

Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout in Southern States

By Sarah Varney February 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Inoculating the millions of undocumented workers who produce America’s agricultural bounty will be key to achieving herd immunity against covid-19. But garnering the trust of these workers is proving complicated, particularly in the South, where the last four years have been marked by workplace raids and anti-immigrant vitriol.

As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them

By Harris Meyer February 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The measures would impose taxes on increases in the price of drugs that don’t reflect improved clinical value and set the rates paid by state-run and commercial health plans to a benchmark based on prices in Canada.

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