KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over
October 29, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump is “jealous of COVID’s media coverage.” Indeed, Trump has complained at his rallies, attended by mostly maskless supporters, about how the media covers the pandemic — at a time when cases are rising rapidly across the nation. Meanwhile, open enrollment is about to begin for the Affordable Care Act in a year when many people need coverage, but the law’s future is not secure. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Anna Almendrala about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.
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.
How Escalating COVID Cases Forced One State to Change Its Masking Strategy
By Katheryn Houghton
November 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Montana is seeking penalties against some businesses that violated its mask and social distancing directives, after months of reluctance to enforce COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, cities, counties and tribal nations still struggle to get people to mask up and avoid crowds.
En áreas rurales de Missouri, latinos aprenden a contener y hacer frente al coronavirus
By Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, KBIA
August 7, 2020
KFF Health News Original
El suroeste de Missouri ha experimentado un aumento de casos de coronavirus, incluido un brote entre los trabajadores de la planta de procesamiento de aves Butterball, en Carthage.
Coronavirus Tests The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine
By Ashley Gold
May 22, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic offers an opportunity to use artificial intelligence programs to help doctors in COVID-19 diagnosis. But some leading hospital systems have shelved their AI technology because it wasn’t ready to roll.
Native Americans Feel Double Pain of COVID and Fires ‘Gobbling Up the Ground’
By Miranda Green
September 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Tribal leaders have worked to keep the coronavirus off their reservations because of its deadly impact on Native populations. But careful avoidance of the COVID virus has handcuffed the tribes as they face a devastating fire season.
Teen Artist’s Portraits Help Frame Sacrifice of Health Care Workers Lost to COVID
By Elizabeth Lawrence
August 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A 15-year-old high school student in New Jersey is memorializing doctors, nurses and others who died after tending to coronavirus patients.
Anger After North Dakota Governor Asks COVID-Positive Health Staff to Stay on Job
By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian
November 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Doctors and nurses say order puts lives in danger, amid a COVID surge and a statewide shortage of health care workers.
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.
Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story
By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media
August 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The first known coronavirus patient in the U.S. to undergo a double lung transplant is now strong enough to share the story of her ordeal.
HHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth Services
By Sarah Jane Tribble
September 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The proposal details a wide-ranging agenda to remedy the gaps in health care and myriad challenges in rural America. In addition to more telehealth options, it includes shifts in hospital payments and expanded funding for school-based mental health programs.
Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Wave of Mental Illness
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
January 6, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The disruption to daily life caused by the pandemic has increased the number of children seeking mental health care, further straining a system that already struggled to meet the need.
Comienzan a popularizarse las pruebas de saliva para COVID, que son fáciles de usar
By David Tuller
October 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Ocho meses después del inicio de la pandemia, la prueba de saliva gana adeptos y decenas de miles de personas en todo el país se someten a estas pruebas diariamente.
Research Roundup: Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine; Long Covid; Supplemental Vitamin D; Cell Movement
July 28, 2022
Morning Briefing
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
‘All You Want Is to Be Believed’: The Impacts of Unconscious Bias in Health Care
By April Dembosky, KQED
October 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
One woman shares her experience trying to get care in a Bay Area hospital for COVID symptoms. At nearly every turn, a doctor dismissed her complaints. Is bias part of why people of color are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus?
Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills
By Robert Lewis Christina Jewett
September 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The debate over how the coronavirus spreads heated up Friday when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded that the virus spreads through tiny particles, but then took down guidance that could have forced big changes in hospitals.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Still Waiting for That Trump Health Plan
August 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
President Donald Trump keeps promising a comprehensive plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. And he keeps not delivering. Meanwhile, members of Congress and White House officials seem unable to agree on a new COVID-19 relief bill. And Missouri becomes the sixth state where voters approved a Medicaid expansion ballot measure. Tami Luhby of CNN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Científicos dicen que una píldora diaria para tratar covid estaría a meses de distancia
By JoNel Aleccia
September 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los medicamentos que se están investigando tendrían el potencial de interferir con la capacidad del virus para replicarse en las células humanas.
A Fair to Remember: County Fairs Weigh Risk of Outbreak Against Financial Ruin
By Justin Franz
September 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The threat of COVID-19 forced many county fairs to cancel this year. But some rural communities that depend on the annual economic and cultural boost decided to go ahead despite a pattern of outbreaks.
In Health-Conscious Marin County, Virus Runs Rampant Among ‘Essential’ Latino Workers
By Rachel Scheier
August 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic is racing through packed apartment blocks as Mexican and Central American workers bring the virus home to their families.
