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To Curb Coronavirus, What’s Behind The Wearing Of A Mask?

By Julie Appleby April 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The CDC recommends that Americans wear facial masks when they go to public places, such as the grocery store. But this is only one part of a multipronged effort to stop the virus’s spread.

Las muertes ocultas de la pandemia de COVID

By Markian Hawryluk June 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Mientras funcionarios tratan de sumar cuántas personas dan positivo para el coronavirus y cuántas mueren por COVID, la pandemia ha dejado un número incalculable de muertes en las sombras.

Avoiding Care During the Pandemic Could Mean Life or Death

By John M. Glionna July 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Americans are avoiding hospitals and clinics by the millions, even when they shouldn’t, and many experts expect a jump in preventable disease diagnoses after the COVID crisis eases. Paradoxically, the pandemic may have been good for some heart patients, however.

Forced Sports Timeout Puts Squeeze on College Coffers, Scholarships and Towns

By Mark Kreidler August 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Sports events — with their sprays of sweat and spit, not to mention large crowds — are ideal settings for the coronavirus to spread. Although some college leagues have canceled their fall seasons, schools with big athletic programs are still hoping for a partial return to the gridiron and the hardwood.

Aunque preferiría cerrar, la cadena de tiendas COVID-19 Essentials se expande

By Markian Hawryluk October 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las máscaras han evolucionado de ser un producto utilitario a una forma de expresar la personalidad, las inclinaciones políticas o el fanatismo deportivo.

Altruistas ayudan a desconocidos a conseguir citas para vacunarse contra covid

By Anna Almendrala March 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A lo largo del país, los grupos de voluntarios están siendo vitales para expandir la vacunación entre personas de bajos ingresos, discapacitadas y aisladas.

Were You Notified About Missing Tax Forms for Your ACA Subsidy? Blame COVID.

By Michelle Andrews November 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some consumers who received tax credits to purchase insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces report they’ve received letters in error from the government saying they didn’t file the IRS forms to account for how much money they made and how much funding they received from the government.

As Deaths Mount, Coronavirus Testing Remains Wildly Inconsistent In Long-Term Care

By Laura Ungar May 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Testing for COVID-19 varies widely across nursing homes and assisted living facilities, even within the same states and communities — increasing the risks for some of America’s most vulnerable seniors.

Business Is Booming for Dialysis Giant Fresenius. It Took a $137M Bailout Anyway.

By Jordan Rau and Rachana Pradhan August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Half of the money the Trump administration gave dialysis companies was collected by Fresenius, an international juggernaut with a robust balance sheet, a KHN analysis has found.

COVID Cuts A Lethal Path Through San Quentin’s Death Row

By Dan Morain July 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Executions have been on hold in California since 2006, stalled by a series of legal challenges. But COVID-19 is proving a lethal presence on San Quentin’s death row.

COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season

By Matt Volz August 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Thousands of firefighters from across the U.S. have converged on the West as the wildfire season enters its peak. The inherently dangerous job now carries the additional risk of COVID-19 transmission, and fire managers are adapting their plans for crowded fire camps in the hope of preventing outbreaks that could sideline crews and weaken the nation’s firefighting infrastructure.

Among Those Disrupted By COVID-19: The Nation’s Newest Doctors

By Julie Rovner July 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For new medical residents, this has been a year like no other. In part that’s because getting from here to there — from medical school to residency training sites — has been complicated by the coronavirus.

COVID-19 abruma a las terapias intensivas en la frontera

By Heidi de Marco June 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A pesar que la mayoría de los hospitales de California no tuvieron un aumento dramático de pacientes, algunas instalaciones cerca de la frontera con México se han visto desbordadas.

Social Media Image About Mask Efficacy Right In Sentiment, But Percentages Are ‘Bonkers’

By Victoria Knight July 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Skip the numbers. Focus on the mask.

Analysis: He Got Tested For Coronavirus. Then Came The Flood Of Medical Bills.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Emmarie Huetteman April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hidden costs for ER visits and other fees could cost people thousands of dollars.

COVID-Plagued California Nursing Homes Often Had Problems In Past

By Jordan Rau and Anna Almendrala May 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Nursing homes with COVID-19 infections tend to violate health rules more often and have more complaints and fines, records show. But infections also plague highly rated facilities — while sparing some low-ranked ones.

Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots

By JoNel Aleccia December 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Even as the federal Food and Drug Administration engaged in intense deliberations ahead of Friday’s authorization of the nation’s first COVID vaccine, and days before the initial doses were to be released, hospitals have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shots. Their plans vary broadly.

Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout in Southern States

By Sarah Varney February 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Inoculating the millions of undocumented workers who produce America’s agricultural bounty will be key to achieving herd immunity against covid-19. But garnering the trust of these workers is proving complicated, particularly in the South, where the last four years have been marked by workplace raids and anti-immigrant vitriol.

Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment

By Phil Galewitz April 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Under the national emergency, the government has waived a law that required patients to have an in-person visit with a physician before they could be prescribed drugs that help quell withdrawal symptoms, such as Suboxone. Now they can get those prescriptions via a phone call or videoconference with a doctor. That may give video addiction therapy a kick-start.

Employers Require COVID Liability Waivers as Conflict Mounts Over Workplace Safety

By Harris Meyer July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

While Congress negotiates liability protection for reopening businesses as part of its latest pandemic bailout package, some employers are already requiring workers to sign waivers agreeing not to sue if they get COVID-19 on the job.

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