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Lights, Camera, No Action: Insurance Woes Beset Entertainment Industry Workers

By Michelle Andrews September 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Many actors, directors, backstage workers and others in the entertainment industry are often eligible for health coverage through their unions, a model that some experts promote for other gig workers. But coverage is determined by past employment, and many of these professionals aren’t working because of the coronavirus.

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.

Democrats Strip Covid Funds From Spending Deal; Bill Passes House

March 10, 2022 Morning Briefing

In a surprise move, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that the $15 billion earmarked for covid relief would be removed from the budget package. Pandemic measures in the legislation were contentious with both Democrats and Republicans, though for different reasons. Pelosi says a standalone coronavirus relief bill would be put to the floor this week.

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.

Amid Coronavirus Distress, Wealthy Hospitals Hoard Millions

By Jordan Rau April 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the coronavirus threatens the finances of thousands of hospitals, wealthy ones that can draw on millions — and even billions — of dollars in savings are in competition with near-insolvent hospitals for limited pots of financial relief.

Contact Tracers in Massachusetts Might Order Milk or Help With Rent. Here’s Why.

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR August 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Massachusetts offers support and resources for people isolating because of COVID-19 — helping them make choices that keep everyone safe. Experts say that is work that more states need to fund.

Coronavirus Surprise: IRS Allows Midyear Insurance And FSA Changes

By Michelle Andrews June 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Last month, the Internal Revenue Service announced it would let employees add, drop or change some of their benefits for the remainder of 2020. The catch: Your employer has to allow the changes. KHN explains how it could work.

Oficiales de salud temen que el país no esté listo para una vacuna contra COVID-19

By Liz Szabo September 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El camino para entregar vacunas a 330 millones de personas sigue sin estar claro para los funcionarios de salud locales que, se espera, sean los que realicen el trabajo.

Grandes farmacéuticas y hospitales pelean por los descuentos en medicamentos, y los pacientes pierden millones en beneficios

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Emily Featherston, InvestigateTV November 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Fabricantes de medicamentos se niegan a ofrecer descuentos a miles de farmacias contratadas por los hospitales, diciendo que el programa ha crecido más allá de su uso previsto.

Efforts to Keep COVID-19 out of Prisons Fuel Outbreaks in County Jails

By Alex Sakariassen September 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Montana sheriffs say the state’s decision to halt prison transfers has led to overcrowding that makes it difficult to quarantine inmates and clean facilities.

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.

Fear Of Coronavirus Propels Some Smokers To Quit

By April Dembosky, KQED April 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Increasing evidence suggests people who smoke are more likely to become severely ill and die from COVID-19 than nonsmokers. Some people are using that as inspiration to quit.

California Is Overriding Its Limits on Nurse Workloads as Covid Surges

By April Dembosky, KQED January 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As covid patients flood California emergency rooms, hospitals are increasingly desperate to find enough staffers to care for them all. But some nurses worry hospitals will use the pandemic as an excuse to permanently roll back their hard-won nurse-patient ratios.

In California, Nursing Home Owners Can Operate After They’re Denied a License

By Aaron Mendelson, KPCC and Elly Yu, KPCC May 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nursing home chain ReNew Health continues to care for hundreds of patients even after the state attempted to crack down. Before and during the pandemic, homes connected to ReNew had safety violations.

Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’

By Judith Graham March 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Relatives and advocates are calling for federal authorities to relax restrictions in long-term care institutions and grant special status to “essential caregivers” — family members or friends who provide critically important hands-on care — so they have the opportunity to tend to relatives in need.

As Pandemic Surged, Contact Tracing Struggled; Biden Looks to Boost It

By Steven Findlay February 10, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Reaching people who may have been in contact with covid patients has helped cut the number of infections, but these tracing efforts become less effective as the number of cases grows.

‘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.

Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Young Covid ‘Long Haulers’

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Pediatric hospitals are creating clinics for the increasing number of children reporting lingering covid symptoms similar to those that plague some adults long after they have recovered.

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.

Beating the Pavement to Vaccinate the Underrepresented — And Protect Everyone

By Anna Almendrala April 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In poor neighborhoods and desert towns, community activists — some unpaid — are signing up hard-to-reach people for vaccination appointments. Experts say these campaigns are key to building the country’s immunological armor against new outbreaks.

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