Apple, Bose and Others Pump Up the Volume on Hearing Aid Options, Filling Void Left by FDA
By Phil Galewitz
August 26, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A 2017 law designed to help lower the cost of hearing aids mandated that federal officials set rules for a new class of devices consumers could buy without needing to see an audiologist. But those regulations are still on hold.
Trump’s Wrong. 15% ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Not on Par With Strength of a Vaccine
By Victoria Knight
December 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Experts agree that more than 70% of a population needs to be inoculated to reach “herd immunity.”
Patients Fend for Themselves to Access Highly Touted Covid Antibody Treatments
By JoNel Aleccia
January 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Months after President Donald Trump credited monoclonal antibody therapy for his quick recovery from covid-19, only a trickle of the product has found its way into regular people. While hundreds of thousands of vials sit unused, sick patients who might benefit from early treatment have been left on their own to vie for access.
Republican Convention, Day 2: Pomp, the Pandemic and Planned Parenthood
By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact
August 26, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Tuesday night’s speakers offered positive views on President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic. The first lady and Trump, himself, took advantage of the trappings of the White House in setting the scene.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Open Enrollment, One More Time
February 18, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Keeping a campaign promise, President Joe Biden has reopened enrollment for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act on healthcare.gov — and states that run their own health insurance marketplaces followed suit. At the same time, the Biden administration is moving to revoke the Trump administration’s permission for states to impose work requirements for some adults on the Medicaid health insurance program. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, Rovner interviews medical student Inam Sakinah, president of the new group Future Doctors in Politics.
Democratic Convention, Night 2: Defending the ACA and Attacking Trump on Pandemic
August 19, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Democrats continued the virtual extravaganza. Health care was a hot topic.
Biden’s Covid Challenge: 100 Million Vaccinations in the First 100 Days. It Won’t Be Easy.
By Victoria Knight
January 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
But keeping campaign promises regarding the nation’s covid response will go beyond stepping up the rollout of the vaccines.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
April 12, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on Donald Trump’s new physician, a cadaver lab, the world’s oldest person, and more.
Mientras el país se acerca a un millón de muertes por covid, un condado enfrenta terribles pérdidas
By Phil Galewitz
April 1, 2022
KFF Health News Original
En Pennsylvania, el condado de Mifflin, mayormente anti vacunas, está procesando un duelo por fuera de las estadísticas: 337 muertes por covid. De estas personas, 311 no habían recibido ninguna dosis.
After a Decade of Lobbying, ALS Patients Gain Faster Access to Disability Payments
By Michelle Andrews
January 21, 2021
KFF Health News Original
In late December, then-President Donald Trump signed a law that eliminates — only for people with Lou Gehrig’s disease — the required five-month waiting period before benefits begin under the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Gaining SSDI also gives these patients immediate Medicare health coverage.
Biden Takes the Reins, Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats
By Julie Rovner
January 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
On health care, President Joe Biden made it clear that combating the covid-19 pandemic will be his top priority. “We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,” he said. “We will get through this together.”
Analysis: Why We’ll Likely Never Know Whether a Covid Lab Leak Happened in China
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
June 29, 2021
KFF Health News Original
If international scientific sleuths are hoping to see a lab log or find a whistleblower, that sort of information won’t be revealed. In China today, it is dangerous to say what you know if it challenges the official government narrative.
Trump Walks Back Comments On ‘Cutting’ Medicare, Social Security
March 15, 2024
Morning Briefing
Former President Donald Trump clarified his earlier comments about the entitlement programs, telling Breitbart News that he would do nothing to “jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” if elected to a second term.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 100 Days of Health Policy
April 29, 2021
KFF Health News Original
It’s 100 days into Joe Biden’s presidency and a surprisingly large number of health policies have been announced. But health is notably absent from the administration’s $1.8 trillion spending plan for American families, making it unclear how much more will get done this year. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosens its mask-wearing recommendations for those who have been vaccinated, but the new rules are confusing. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Julie Appleby, who reported the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode.
With Pandemic Surging, Ohio Gov. DeWine Dials Back His Aggressive Response
By Michael McAuliff
December 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The governor won praise around the state for his early efforts to combat the coronavirus, but as the crisis wore on and President Donald Trump played down the threat, Ohio Republicans began to grow restless with DeWine’s stance, and concerns for his reelection campaign in 2022 are rising.
Trump: Pandemic Office Isn’t Needed; Biden Campaign Slams His Words
May 1, 2024
Morning Briefing
“Pandemic preparedness isn’t abstract to the millions of Americans that lost a loved one” during former President Trump’s covid leadership, Biden campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said, after Donald Trump said the preparedness office was “a way of giving out pork.”
These Governors Push Experimental Antibody Therapy — But Shun Vaccine and Mask Mandates
By JoNel Aleccia
August 25, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Governors in Southern states, amid a surge of delta-variant infections, are rushing to provide an experimental antibody cocktail therapy, even as they oppose measures like mask mandates and vaccine passports that health officials say can prevent infection in the first place.
As Trump Touts His ‘Great’ COVID Drugs, the Pharma Cash Flows to Biden, Not Him
By Jay Hancock
October 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
President Donald Trump has been heralding drugmakers as “great companies.” Yet in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, Trump is not feeling the love in pharma contributions. Former Vice President Joe Biden is, even though his proposed policies could dent the industry’s profitability.
Cómo Pfizer le ganó a la pandemia, alcanzando influencia y ganancias descomunales
By Arthur Allen
July 5, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Su éxito en el desarrollo de medicamentos contra covid le ha dado a la farmacéutica un peso inusual en la determinación de la política de salud de Estados Unidos. Algo que preocupa a expertos.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences
January 14, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Several large business groups, including health industry organizations, are cutting off contributions to Republicans who voted against the certification of Joe Biden’s election even after riots shut down the Capitol on Jan. 6. Meanwhile, the outgoing Trump administration not only approved a Medicaid block grant for Tennessee, but also made it difficult for the incoming Biden administration to undo. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Victoria Knight about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode.