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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: How Will We Reopen The Economy?

April 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The politics of COVID-19 are pretty polarized, but health experts across the ideological spectrum agree: The U.S. will need more robust testing before it’s safe to relax social-distancing requirements. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, Congress and the nation’s governors continue to spar over who should be responsible for what. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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Wealthy Hospital Taps Craft Breweries For Aid To Buy Masks, Gloves

By Phil Galewitz June 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Although the federal government has poured billions of dollars into hospitals to defray their losses from the coronavirus outbreak, new streams of fundraising have emerged — including health worker-themed beer that adds “a drop in the bucket.”

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Must-Reads Of The Week

By Damon Darlin May 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN executive editor Damon Darlin wades through mounds of health care policy stories — so you don’t have to.

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Must-Reads Of The Week

By Jordan Rau June 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN senior correspondent Jordan Rau takes a spin through this week’s essential health care news.

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Open (Your Wallet) Wide: Dentists Charge Extra For Infection Control

By Phil Galewitz June 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A growing number of dental offices across the country are now charging patients an “infection control fee” of $10 to $20 to pay for masks, face shields, gowns and air purifiers to help keep the offices free of the coronavirus.

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Promises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of ‘Monumental Steps’ Don’t Add Up

By Julie Rovner and Phil Galewitz September 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The president entered office seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act, revamp Medicaid and drive down prescription drug prices, among other things. He’s hit some stone walls.

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COVID-Like Cough Sent Him To ER — Where He Got A $3,278 Bill

By Phil Galewitz May 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID symptoms surfaced. Still, he ended up with a huge bill from an insurer that had said it waived cost sharing for coronavirus treatment. What gives?

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Medicaid Providers At The End Of The Line For Federal COVID Funding

By Julie Rovner May 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Congress authorized $100 billion for health care providers to help reimburse them for losses linked to the coronavirus pandemic. But the majority of that funding so far has gone to hospitals, doctors and other facilities that serve Medicare patients. Providers primarily serving low-income Medicaid populations and children have been largely left out.

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En medio de la pandemia, dentistas vuelven a ofrecer atención de rutina con miedos y dudas

By Phil Galewitz May 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los expertos en control de infecciones señalan que los pacientes, los dentistas y su personal deben sopesar sus riesgos, que varían según el lugar donde viven, su edad y otros factores.

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Reopening Dental Offices For Routine Care Amid Pandemic Touches A Nerve

By Phil Galewitz May 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Most states ordered dental offices to close except for emergency patient care when the coronavirus hit the U.S. But the shutdown drilled deep into dentists’ finances, and they have been eager to reopen as states have relaxed their closures.

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Empleadores evalúan hacerles pruebas para COVID-19 a sus trabajadores

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Algunos empleadores dicen que las pruebas y los exámenes de detección pueden ayudar a reducir las transmisiones y los temores de los trabajadores.

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Looking For A Path To Reopen, Employers Weigh COVID Testing Of Workers

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As some states begin the delicate task of lifting stay-at-home orders and allowing businesses to reopen, many employers are considering whether their strategy should include wide testing of workers.

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Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment

By Phil Galewitz April 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Under the national emergency, the government has waived a law that required patients to have an in-person visit with a physician before they could be prescribed drugs that help quell withdrawal symptoms, such as Suboxone. Now they can get those prescriptions via a phone call or videoconference with a doctor. That may give video addiction therapy a kick-start.

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Amid Pandemic, FDA Seizes Cheaper Drugs From Canada

By Phil Galewitz April 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Many Americans order drugs from Canada and other countries because they are cheaper, but U.S. authorities appear to be cracking down on the practice.

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‘It’s Not Over Until It’s Over’: 5 Things To Know About Hitting The COVID-19 Peak

By Phil Galewitz April 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump says the country has seen a peak in new cases, but that doesn’t mean the end of the pandemic, experts say. Buckle in — we could be social distancing into 2022.

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To ‘Keep The Lights On,’ Doctors And Hospitals Ask For Advance Medicare Payments

By Phil Galewitz April 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As part of the federal response to the coronavirus crisis, Medicare is offering to give hospitals and doctors accelerated payments.

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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.

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Proveedores de Medicaid, al final de la lista para recibir fondos por COVID

By Julie Rovner May 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los directores estatales de Medicaid dicen que, sin financiamiento inmediato, muchas instalaciones de salud que atienden a pacientes de Medicaid podrían tener que cerrar de manera permanente.

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Under Pressure, Florida Governor Finally Orders Residents To Stay Home

By Phil Galewitz April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Florida joins more than 30 other states and the District of Columbia that have similarly restricted residents and businesses. Florida was the only state with more than 5,000 coronavirus cases that had yet to act.

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COVID-19: bajo presión, Florida finalmente ordena a los residentes quedarse en casa

By Phil Galewitz April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Florida se une a más de 30 otros estados y a DC, que ya tienen restricciones similares para residentes y empresas. Era el único estado con más de 5,000 casos de coronavirus que aún no había actuado.

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