Con el fin de las licencias pagas por covid, empleados sienten la presión de ir a la oficina
By Rae Ellen Bichell
November 30, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Economistas y expertos en salud pública dicen que la licencia por enfermedad paga es una herramienta esencial, tanto como las pruebas, las máscaras y las vacunas, para prevenir la infección por covid-19 y mantener seguros los lugares de trabajo.
With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
By Rae Ellen Bichell
November 30, 2021
KFF Health News Original
National paid sick leave provisions for covid expired, and an uncertain covid winter is around the corner. Colorado, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh are among the places trying to fill the gap, but many employees still face financial pressure to go to work while sick.
Por qué los piojos siguen acechando, a pesar del distanciamiento social
By Rae Ellen Bichell
November 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Desafortunadamente, las medidas que han tomado muchas escuelas para prevenir la transmisión del covid-19 al reabrir hacen poco para prevenir la propagación del piojo de la cabeza.
A Covid Head-Scratcher: Why Lice Lurk Despite Physical Distancing
By Rae Ellen Bichell
November 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
With kids back in school, business is picking back up for professional nitpickers. But how are kids getting head lice if they’re physically distancing in the classroom?
KHN on the Air This Week
December 11, 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.
How Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a High-Cost Emergency
By Rae Ellen Bichell
October 27, 2021
KFF Health News Original
“Obstetrical emergency departments” are a new feature in some hospitals that can inflate medical bills for even the easiest, healthiest births. Just ask the parents of Baby Gus.
Journalists Explore Inefficiency and Inequities of Vaccine Rollout
February 5, 2021
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.
KHN on the Air This Week
December 4, 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.
El resultado de una prueba de covid puede tardar horas, o hasta cinco días, dependiendo en donde vives
By Rae Ellen Bichell
October 14, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Si bien la prueba de covid es mucho más fácil de conseguir de lo que era al principio de la pandemia, la capacidad de obtenerla, con resultados oportunos, puede variar ampliamente en todo el país.
Covid Testing, Turnaround Times Are Still Uneven This Far Into Pandemic
By Rae Ellen Bichell
October 14, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The availability of covid testing and turnaround times for results still vary widely around the country, some 19 months since the pandemic was declared a national crisis. A jumbled testing system, technician burnout and squirrely spikes in demand are all part of the problem.
A Colorado Town Is About as Vaccinated as It Can Get. Covid Still Isn’t Over There.
By Rae Ellen Bichell
October 1, 2021
KFF Health News Original
San Juan County, Colorado, is one of the most vaccinated counties in the U.S. Leaders across the country continue to expound on the vaccine as the path forward in the pandemic. But San Juan’s experience the past few weeks with its first covid hospitalizations shows that, even with an extremely vaccinated population, masks are still necessary.
¿Escuela o “ruleta rusa”? Entre delta y no exigir máscaras, algunos padres no ven ninguna diferencia
By Rae Ellen Bichell
August 21, 2021
KFF Health News Original
En las escuelas de Colorado, en donde se registraron los primeros brotes de la variante delta, las autoridades no exigen el uso de cubrebocas en interiores. Pero padres se resisten.
School or ‘Russian Roulette’? Amid Delta Variant and Lax Mask Rules, Some Parents See No Difference
By Rae Ellen Bichell
August 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Students in many places are starting the new school year with their masks off — even in one Colorado county that was one of the nation’s first delta variant hot spots.
Red State, Blue State, Twin Outbreak: Behind Wyoming and Colorado’s Anomalous Covid Spikes
By Rae Ellen Bichell
July 14, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Statistics show that Colorado residents are much more likely than Wyoming residents to be vaccinated against covid. Yet both Wyoming and Colorado were among the top 12 states with the highest covid case rates at the beginning of July. A closer look at a pair of similarly sized counties in those states helps explain why.
Delta Variant Surges in Colorado as the Bands Play On
By Rae Ellen Bichell
July 8, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Mesa County is a breeding ground for the covid-19 delta variant, but few would guess with tens of thousands of people flocking to the state’s largest country music festival.
A Hospital Charged $722.50 to Push Medicine Through an IV. Twice.
By Rae Ellen Bichell
June 28, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A college student never got an answer for what caused her intense pain, but she did get a bill that totaled $18,736 for an ER visit. She and her mom, a nurse practitioner, fought to understand all the charges.
Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?
By Rae Ellen Bichell
April 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
For some, a vaccine appointment a few hours away is no biggie. For others, it’s a major barrier to gaining protection from the coronavirus.
Durango’s Covid ‘Cowboy’ Rounds Up Spring Break Scofflaws, Lines ’Em Up for Shots
By Rae Ellen Bichell
March 31, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The city of Durango has hired an actor to bring his Old West acting skills to tackle a current problem: the Wild West of spring break, in which visitors from states such as Texas and Oklahoma flock to town. The “lawman” cajoles them into wearing masks while vaccinators stand ready for out-of-town visitors.
Nurses in Crisis Over Covid Dig In for Better Work Conditions
By Christine Spolar Mark Kreidler Rae Ellen Bichell
December 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
In tough labor negotiations across the nation, here’s what nurses don’t want: “appreciation that is lip service,” “marketing campaigns” and “shiny new buildings.” And this year might well prove to be a turning point in efforts to organize health care’s essential workers.
What Childhood Vaccine Rates Can, and Can’t, Teach Us About Covid Vaccines
By Rae Ellen Bichell
March 10, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Hesitancy toward routine childhood vaccines doesn’t necessarily predict hesitancy toward a covid shot.
