In America, Covid Vaccine Eligibility Is a ‘Crazy Quilt’ of State Rules
By Phil Galewitz
March 22, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Across the country, a mishmash of rules to qualify for a precious covid shot is creating nightmares for consumers. Criteria including age, occupation and medical conditions vary dramatically.
Impulsan monitores de glucosa aunque no ayudarían a muchos pacientes con diabetes
By Phil Galewitz
March 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Aunque algunos médicos y las aseguradoras dicen que son útiles, expertos aseguran que no ayudan a la mayoría de las personas que viven con diabetes tipo 2.
‘Painless’ Glucose Monitors Pushed Despite Little Evidence They Help Most Diabetes Patients
By Phil Galewitz
March 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The numbers of people wearing these monitors are soaring as prices have fallen and device-makers promote them to doctors and patients. But few studies show the devices lead to better outcomes for the nearly 25 million Americans with Type 2 diabetes who don’t inject insulin to regulate their blood sugar.
KHN on the Air This Week
October 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
In Alabama, South Carolina and Louisiana, CVS Vaccine Appointments Go Unfilled
By Phil Galewitz
March 9, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Dozens of open appointment slots in the three Southern states last week stood in sharp contrast to states such as Delaware, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, where spots generally were claimed by midmorning or earlier.
DeSantis Advances Questionable Link Between Lockdowns and Despair
By Phil Galewitz
February 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Experts agreed there’s no definitive evidence to back up the Florida governor’s assertion.
Tampa’s Mayor vs. a Covid-Era Super Bowl
By Phil Galewitz
February 1, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor — an outspoken former cop — has clashed repeatedly with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has limited what local officials can do to confront the pandemic. But she reached an uneasy peace with the state and is convinced that safeguards instituted by the NFL will help keep crowds safe at the NFL championship game.
States Move Ahead With Canada Drug Importation While Awaiting Signal From Biden
By Phil Galewitz
January 29, 2021
KFF Health News Original
As president, Donald Trump encouraged states to bring in drugs from Canada, where prices are cheaper. It’s not clear if the new administration will follow suit.
Encuesta: casi la mitad de los adultos ahora quiere vacunarse contra covid lo antes posible
By Phil Galewitz
January 27, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Ya se han vacunado unas 20 millones de personas. Sin embargo, persisten las disparidades raciales, étnicas y económicas en cuanto al acceso a las vacunas.
Poll: Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the Covid Vaccine — ASAP
By Phil Galewitz
January 27, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The number of adults seeking to get inoculated has risen since December, according to a new poll.
Covid Vaccine Rollout Leaves Most Older Adults Confused Where to Get Shots
By Phil Galewitz
January 22, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Nearly 6 in 10 people 65 and older say they don’t have enough information about how to get vaccinated, according to a new KFF poll.
Geography Is Destiny: Dentists’ Access to Covid Shots Depends on Where They Live
By Phil Galewitz
January 15, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A handful of states are making dentists a lower priority than other health professionals for inoculations, even though they have their hands in people’s mouths and are exposed to aerosols that spray germs in their faces.
Hospitals’ Rocky Rollout of Covid Vaccine Sparks Questions of Fairness
By Phil Galewitz
January 13, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The lack of a federal strategy on how distribution should work at the local level means that states, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies are making decisions on their own about who gets vaccinated and when.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Transition Interrupted
November 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the president-elect nearly everywhere but inside the Trump administration, where the president refuses to concede and has ordered officials not to begin a formal transition. That is a particular problem for health care as the COVID-19 pandemic surges. Meanwhile, there’s good news on the vaccine front, but it’s unlikely one will arrive by winter. And the ACA was back before the Supreme Court — again. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Shefali Luthra of the 19th News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Trump Administration Approves First Medicaid Block Grant, in Tennessee
By Phil Galewitz
January 8, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad authority in running the health insurance program for the poor in exchange for capping its annual federal funding.
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.
With Few Takers for COVID Vaccine, DC Hospital CEO Takes ‘One for the Team’
By Phil Galewitz
December 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Howard University Hospital officials are eager to get their 1,900 employees vaccinated, but so far few are showing up.
Trump Plan May Set Clock Ticking on Many Health Rules — Setting Off Alarms
By Phil Galewitz
December 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed that the new administration review about 2,400 regulations that affect tens of millions of Americans, on everything from Medicare benefits to prescription drug approvals. Those not analyzed within two years would become void.
Discretamente, Biden está transformando la red de seguridad de Medicaid
By Noam N. Levey Phil Galewitz
June 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los esfuerzos de Biden, que han sido eclipsados en gran medida por otras iniciativas económicas y de salud, representan un cambio abrupto en contra de todo lo que la administración Trump hizo para reducir el programa.
Biden Quietly Transforms Medicaid Safety Net
By Noam N. Levey Phil Galewitz
June 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
In a sharp shift from Trump-era policies, President Joe Biden looks at expanding Medicaid eligibility to new mothers, inmates and undocumented immigrants and adding services such as food and housing.
