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Unprecedented Lobbying Effort Scores Big Win for California Public Health

By Angela Hart July 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

After years of unstable funding, California’s 2022-23 budget will include a dramatic new investment in public health. Insiders say a powerhouse lobbying campaign made all the difference.

Democrats Link GOP Challengers to Trump’s COVID Record, Efforts to Undo Obamacare

By Samantha Young October 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democratic congressional candidates in California and beyond are linking their Republican opponents to the COVID-19 crisis and the survival of the Affordable Care Act, betting that health care could be a decisive issue for voters, especially in toss-up districts.

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.

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.

Vacuna contra el coronavirus: ¿en qué punto está la investigación?

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact July 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A principios de julio, había cerca de 160 ensayos de vacunas en todo el mundo, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Las tres vacunas más avanzadas se encuentran en la fase 3.

California’s Top Hospital Lobbyist Cements Influence in Covid Crisis

By Samantha Young January 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Carmela Coyle, who represents California’s hospitals in the state Capitol, is a power player whose clout has grown during the pandemic. Though she hasn’t won every battle, she has helped shape the state’s response to the crisis.

Analysis: You’ve Checked for Fever. Now, What’s Your Risk Tolerance?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal August 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Getting out of our bunkers doesn’t mean throwing caution to the wind.

Without Enough Boots on the Ground, California’s Vaccination Efforts Falter

By Angela Hart June 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California’s vaccination rates have stagnated, particularly in Black and Latino inner-city neighborhoods and in rural towns. County health officials, who say trust is their most important commodity, need more money for one-on-one interactions with holdouts, but the state has instead largely funneled money to advertising firms and tech companies.

Mientras los vulnerables esperan, cónyuges de políticos reciben la vacuna contra covid

By Laura Ungar January 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los políticos que recibieron la vacuna junto con sus cónyuges dijeron que querían dar el ejemplo y generar confianza. Pero algunos cuestionan esta razón.

Anti-Vaccine Activists Peddle Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly, Undermining Vaccination

By Liz Szabo January 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Thousands of people died shortly after inoculation, but their deaths weren’t related to getting a vaccine.

Sex In The Time Of COVID: Gay Men Begin To Embrace A ‘New Normal’

By David Tuller June 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Like other people, many men who have sex with men have done all they could to avoid the coronavirus. Now some are braving renewed contact while balancing risk.

As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services

By Judith Graham May 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A little-discussed, long-term toll of the pandemic is that large numbers of older adults have become physically and cognitively debilitated and less able to care for themselves after sheltering in place.

Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say

By Michael McAuliff September 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a draft study, researchers correlated cellphone data showing students’ back-to-campus movements and county infection rates to quantify how the coronavirus spread as colleges and universities reopened for the fall semester.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Politics of Science

September 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Republicans have all but abandoned the Affordable Care Act as a campaign cudgel, judging from their national convention, at least. Meanwhile, career scientists at the federal government’s preeminent health agencies — the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health — are all coming under increasing political pressure as the pandemic drags on. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Elizabeth Lawrence about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Carrie Feibel, NPR December 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

More than 93,000 COVID patients are hospitalized across the country. But beds and space aren’t the main concern for hospital administrators — It’s the health care workforce.

Salesforce, Google, Facebook. How Big Tech Undermines California’s Public Health System.

By Angela Hart May 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has outsourced his way through the covid-19 pandemic, tasking his private-sector allies in Silicon Valley and the health care industry with fundamental public health duties such as testing, tracing and vaccination. Among the losers: the state’s weakened public health system.

Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread

By Will Stone July 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

‘Germicidal’ ultraviolet light technology has a proven track record against indoor transmission of tuberculosis and other airborne microbes. It’s now being used in some restaurants and on subways.

Health Officials Worry Nation’s Not Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine

By Liz Szabo September 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation awaits a vaccine to end the pandemic, local health departments say they lack the staff, money, tools ― and a unified plan ― to distribute, administer and track millions of vaccines, most of which will require two doses. Dozens of doctors, nurses and health officials interviewed by KHN and The Associated Press expressed their concern and frustration over federal shortcomings.

With Becerra as HHS Pick, California Plots More Progressive Health Care Agenda

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has already begun discussing California health care priorities with Xavier Becerra, tapped this week by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as his Health and Human Services secretary.

DeSantis’ Executive Order Is Misleading About Lack of Scientific Support for Masking in Schools

By Victoria Knight August 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Florida governor’s order said schools couldn’t mandate that students wear masks and that the state could deny funding to school districts that didn’t comply.

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