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‘It’s Science, Stupid’: A School Subject Emerges as a Hot-Button Political Issue

By Victoria Knight October 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Science is becoming increasingly politicized, so how will it fare on the campaign trail — in 2020 and beyond?

Readers and Tweeters Defend Front-Line Nurses and Blind Us With Science

December 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

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

How COVID Death Counts Become the Stuff of Conspiracy Theories

By Victoria Knight and Julie Appleby November 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Experts say President Trump’s claim that COVID deaths are being overcounted is inaccurate. Most agree they are undercounted. Here’s what we know about COVID death numbers so far.

Dozens of U.S. Hospitals Poised to Defy FDA’s Directive on COVID Plasma

By JoNel Aleccia September 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The FDA, under pressure from the Trump administration, has authorized broader use of convalescent plasma for emergency treatment in COVID patients. But several major hospitals are resisting, saying they’ll opt instead to use the scarce resource to complete a clinical trial.

Family Mourns Man With Mental Illness Killed by Police and Calls for Change

By Brett Sholtis, WITF November 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Like almost a quarter of the 989 people killed by police in the U.S. in the past 12 months, Ricardo Muñoz had a serious mental illness. “Instead of a cop just being there, there should have been other responders,” his sister says.

‘We’re Coming for You’: For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Local health officials have become the face of government authority as they work to stem the pandemic. That has made them targets for chilling threats from some of the same militia groups that stormed the U.S. Capitol. Santa Cruz leaders are among those whose daily routines now incorporate security patrols, surveillance cameras and, in some cases, firearms.

¿Pueden los pacientes de COVID tener el tratamiento de Trump? Está bien preguntar

By JoNel Aleccia October 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Muchos pacientes desconocen estas opciones o simplemente no pueden, o no saben, cómo acceder a ellas. Otros desconfían de los tratamientos no probados.

Retiree-Rich Palm Beach County Leads Florida In COVID-19 Deaths

By Phil Galewitz April 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The coronavirus death toll in Palm Beach County — home to President Donald Trump’s palatial home and club, Mar-a-Lago ― is the highest in Florida, where the large senior population is at risk.

Cumplimos reglas con el cinturón de seguridad o el cigarillo. ¿Por qué no con las máscaras?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal October 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Treinta y cuatro estados y Washington, D.C., tienen algún tipo de mandato sobre el uso de máscara, pero muchos ciudadanos y agencias del orden los ignoran descaradamente.

Colorado Initiative Would Further Limit Access in Middle America’s ‘Abortion Desert’

By Priscilla Blossom October 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Colorado voters will decide whether to ban most abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy, which would eliminate a haven for people seeking to end their pregnancies in the Midwest and Mountain West.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Republicans in COVID Disarray

July 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump’s sobering view of COVID-19 didn’t last long – this week, he was back to pushing hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has been shown not to work in treating the virus. Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill are still scrambling to agree among themselves and with the White House on the next coronavirus relief bill, as both a moratorium on evictions and extra unemployment payments expire. And the debate over drug prices, which was going to be one of the biggest health issues of this election year, makes a brief appearance. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Markian Hawryluk, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” story about a surprise bill from a surprise surgical assistant.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: ‘Open The Schools, Close The Bars’

July 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

While COVID-19 cases continue to surge in more than half the country, the Trump administration has decided its top priority is for schools to open for in-person learning this fall. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court hands Trump a victory in a case to limit the reach of the birth control benefit under the Affordable Care Act. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Sarah Varney about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month.”

Biden’s in the Ballpark on How Many People Have Preexisting Conditions

By Victoria Knight October 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A wide range of people — from 54 million to 135 million — could be affected if the provision in the Affordable Care Act were eliminated.

Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Hannah Recht and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Lauren Weber December 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

At least 181 public health leaders in 38 states have resigned, retired or been fired amid the turmoil of the pandemic. The departures come as backlash against public health is rising with threats to officials’ personal safety and legislative and legal efforts to strip their governmental public health powers.

Making Money Off Masks, COVID-Spawned Chain Store Aims to Become Obsolete

By Markian Hawryluk October 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A new chain of stores is spreading in malls across America, just like the disease that is giving it business. COVID-19 Essentials is selling masks and all the gear needed to stay safe — and the owner can’t wait to go out of business.

A $10,000 Obamacare Penalty? Doubtful.

By Victoria Knight October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Experts said a penalty of $10,000 in one year would have been extremely unlikely.

Biden Administration Moves To Implement Law Targeting Surprise Bills

July 2, 2021 Morning Briefing

An interim regulation was issued Thursday jointly by four agencies and advances the No Surprises Act — legislation passed in December and signed by then-President Donald Trump — which aims to protect patients from surprise medical expenses.

More Resources — Check These Fact Checks From Previous Trump Health Care Claims

February 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Here’s a sampling of recent fact checks related to some of the health care claims made during President Donald Trump’s Feb. 4 State of the Union speech.

Book Reveals FDA’s Emergency Approval For Trump’s Covid Drugs

June 25, 2021 Morning Briefing

News outlets cover revelations from a new book detailing the Trump administration’s covid efforts, including “extraordinary” efforts to get President Donald Trump covid treatments, his suggestion to send infected people to Guantanamo Bay, and his “jokes” about covid and people who were infected.

Mask-Wearing Debates Re-Energized As Delta Covid Surges

June 30, 2021 Morning Briefing

News outlets cover conflicting discussions, warnings, recommendations in different states as worries rise over the surge in delta variant covid. The Guardian, meanwhile, covers former President Donald Trump’s contempt for his administration’s covid task force.

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