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Trump White House Interfered With CDC Covid Reports, House Panel Finds

October 18, 2022 Morning Briefing

Routine “bullying” and job threats by Trump administration officials led to changes in pandemic-related public health guidance to suit the White House’s political message on issues like masking and travel bans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials told the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis.

VA Joins Pentagon in Recruiting Volunteers for COVID Vaccine Trials

By Patricia Kime November 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Veterans Affairs hopes to enroll 8,000 people in advanced-stage trials of four leading vaccine candidates. The Defense Department earlier announced plans to enlist 3,000 volunteers in trials.

Most Adults Wary of Taking Any Vaccine Approved Before the Election

By Jordan Rau September 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

About 60% of poll respondents are worried that federal regulators will rush to allow a vaccine because of political pressure. Opposition to getting a vaccine that might be authorized before the November election is strongest among Republicans.

5 Things to Know About Health Care Changes in Montana

By Matt Volz May 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The covid pandemic drove major changes to Montana health policies, including the permanent expansion of telehealth regulations, a pullback on local public health officials’ authority and the easing of vaccination requirements for workers and students.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump vs. COVID

October 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump is one of at least two dozen people tied to the White House who have tested positive for COVID-19. Negotiations on the next round of COVID relief are off again — maybe. And the FDA and CDC continue to fight for scientific credibility. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog about what the Supreme Court might do with the latest case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Cancer Vaccine Possible By 2030, BioNTech Co-Founders Say

October 17, 2022 Morning Briefing

BioNTech’s Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci say mRNA technology at the heart of their company’s covid vaccine could be repurposed so that it primed the immune system to attack cancer cells instead of invading coronaviruses, The Guardian reports. Plus, the latest efforts to eradicate polio worldwide.

Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Fly Free as Health Departments Focus on Coronavirus

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Lauren Weber July 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health departments and other public agencies tasked with protecting the nation from disease-carrying mosquitoes are overstretched amid the coronavirus pandemic — even as the nation is told it’s safest to be outside.

Despite Pandemic, Newsom Declines to Boost Local Public Health Budgets — Again

By Angela Hart May 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has, for the third consecutive year, rejected new state funding for local public health departments. Frustrated legislative leaders and public health officials are trying to change his mind.

Despite COVID Concerns, Teams Venture Into Nursing Homes to Get Out the Vote

By Aneri Pattani October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In North Carolina, staffs at nursing homes and assisted living facilities are prohibited by law from helping residents vote. So community members fill the gap, venturing into some of the places hit hardest by the coronavirus.

Inside the Flawed White House Testing Scheme That Did Not Protect Trump

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Liz Szabo October 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Trump relied heavily on testing as protection against COVID exposure, eschewing masks and social distancing.

Where COVID Is on the Menu: Failed Contact Tracing Leaves Diners in the Dark

By Anna Almendrala December 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State and local public health officials are sure that bars and restaurants are spreading COVID. But they don’t always have much concrete evidence to support their convictions.

Biden Wins, but His Health Agenda Dims With GOP Likely to Hold Senate

By Julie Rovner November 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democrats had hoped not only to defeat President Donald Trump but also to capture the Senate so they could make major policy changes, such as bolstering the Affordable Care Act and reducing the number of uninsured.

Prognosis for Rural Hospitals Worsens With Pandemic

By Sarah Jane Tribble August 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Rural hospitals were already struggling before the coronavirus emerged. Now, the loss of revenue from patients who are afraid to come to the emergency room, postponing doctor’s appointments and delaying elective surgeries is adding to the pressure.

Despite Covid, Many Wealthy Hospitals Had a Banner Year With Federal Bailout

By Jordan Rau and Christine Spolar April 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As the crisis crushed smaller providers, some of the nation’s richest health systems thrived, reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses after accepting huge grants for pandemic relief. But poorer hospitals — many serving rural and minority populations — got a smaller slice of the pie and limped through the year with deficits and a bleak fiscal future.

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.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Good and Not-So-Good News on Covid

March 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The FDA authorized the emergency use of a one-shot vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, which could help accelerate the pace of vaccinations to prevent covid-19. But after a dramatic decline, case numbers are again rising, and several states are rolling back public health mitigation efforts. Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Jordan Rau about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode.

Public Health Programs See Surge in Students Amid Pandemic

By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Kathy Young, The Associated Press November 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Catalyzed by the paltry response to the pandemic and the inequities it is causing, people are flocking to graduate programs in public health to become the next front-line workers.

Carpas, iglús, domos: ¿cuán seguro es comer al aire libre este invierno?

By Will Stone January 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los propietarios recurren a estas opciones como un salvavidas para ayudar a llenar algunas mesas, y tener al menos la posibilidad de ofrecer una experiencia gastronómica más segura.

Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due

By Sarah Jane Tribble September 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A lack of direction from federal administrators is causing confusion for many hospital administrators. Rural hospitals are among the ones hit hardest.

‘Is This When I Drop Dead?’ Two Doctors Report From the COVID Front Lines

By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian August 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Two emergency room doctors, one in New York and the other in Houston, discuss their cities’ coronavirus outbreaks — and responses.

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