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Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response

By Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press June 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Public health officials are confronting growing pressure — and threats — across the country as the backlash to the coronavirus response continues. At least 27 state and local health leaders have resigned, retired or been fired since April across 13 states.

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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: When It Comes To COVID-19, States Are On Their Own

May 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Just about every state is lifting some coronavirus-related restrictions, but it’s unclear how things are really going, considering data on the spread of the virus lags and may not be reliable. Meanwhile, the federal government continues to throw more responsibility for dealing with the pandemic to state and local governments. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.

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California Expands Privacy Protection to Public Health Workers Amid Threats

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester September 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded a confidential address program to public health officials in the wake of ongoing threats made against them tied to pandemic safety precautions such as masks and stay-at-home orders.

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COVID Crackdowns at Work Have Saved Black and Latino Lives, LA Officials Say

By Anna Almendrala October 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Strict enforcement of coronavirus protocols at factories and shops where some of the worst outbreaks have occurred has reduced the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID deaths and illness, say public health officials. They want to expand the effort by creating workplace safety councils.

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The Coronavirus, The Congressman And Me

By Shefali Luthra March 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

When four KHN reporters were possibly exposed to COVID-19, they tried to take preventive steps. But even for health care journalists, getting tested for the virus ― and figuring out what to do next — is an uphill task.

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Anti-Vaccine Activists Latch Onto Coronavirus To Bolster Their Movement

By Liz Szabo April 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Activists failed to convince state legislators that diseases like measles aren’t serious enough to require vaccination. Now they’re joining with conservatives and other anti-lockdown demonstrators who contend the coronavirus isn’t dangerous enough to justify staying home.

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California’s Data Failures Stymie Efforts to Curb the Virus

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Angela Hart August 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Counties say the ripple effects of the state’s COVID-19 data failures are impeding their ability to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as they must make life-or-death decisions about business and school reopenings.

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Listen: Control of U.S. Senate Could Hinge on Obamacare Positions

September 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined KUNC’s Erin O’Toole on “Colorado Edition” to discuss how the growing favorability of the Affordable Care Act could play a role in determining who wins control of the U.S. Senate this fall.

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Watch: Coronavirus And Your Health Care

April 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Rovner answers viewers’ questions on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” about how the pandemic is affecting health policy as well as patients and their insurance.

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Must-Reads of the Week

By Lauren Weber July 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber drills through the vital health care policy stories of the week, so you don’t have to.

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COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul

By Harris Meyer August 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Poor information-sharing between hospitals and public health agencies has hurt the response to the pandemic. Some health care systems and IT companies are making inroads, but an overhaul would cost billions.

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Adjunct Professors: Jobs Are Low on Pay and Health Benefits With High COVID Risk

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez July 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As colleges and universities develop plans for the fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic, these non-tenured, often part-time instructors find themselves in an especially precarious position.

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‘An Arm And A Leg’: If Insurer Bills You For COVID Testing, Talk — And Maybe Tweet — It Out

By Dan Weissmann April 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires private insurers to pay for certain services related to coronavirus testing at no cost to the patient. But gaps in the protections expose patients to unexpected medical bills.

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En Los Angeles, la tormenta económica por la pandemia ha pegado fuerte en los latinos

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist September 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los latinos ahora representan el 60% de los casos de COVID-19 en California, aunque son alrededor del 40% de la población.

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Fearing The Deadly Combo Of COVID-19 And Cancer

By Hannah Norman June 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Cancer patients seeking care during the coronavirus pandemic face an array of obstacles as states reopen, such as heavily restricted in-hospital appointments and new clinical trials on hold.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: SCOTUS, Trump Collide Over Transgender Rights

June 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration rolled back protections for transgender patients just days before the Supreme Court cemented LGBTQ rights under the Civil Rights Act. So, what now? Meanwhile, coronavirus politics reaches beyond health care settings. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Tami Luhby of CNN and Shefali Luthra of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona COVID Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order

By Will Stone June 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Arizona is a coronavirus hot spot, with the average of daily cases more than doubling from two weeks ago.

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La política frena el flujo de fondos a las agencias para detener la pandemia

By Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht and Laura Ungar and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press August 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Desde que comenzó la pandemia, el Congreso ha reservado miles de millones para aliviar la crisis. Pero parte de ese dinero no se ha distribuido, o gastado, apropiadamente.

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Rechazan a cuidadores familiares en sitios de vacunación contra covid de California

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist March 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Aunque el gobierno los considera trabajadores de salud prioritarios, la confusión y la comunicación fallida han provocado que algunos padres elegibles sean rechazados.

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The Best COVID Warning System? Poop and Pooled Spit, Says One Colorado School

By Rae Ellen Bichell November 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

About 6% of large universities with in-person classes are routinely testing all students. For many institutions, that strategy is out of reach. To get ahead of the virus, Colorado State University is experimenting with a combination of sewage monitoring and a lesser-known approach to pool testing.

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