100 Million Covid Shots in 100 Days Doesn’t Get Us Back to Normal
By Victoria Knight
February 3, 2021
KFF Health News Original
President Joe Biden’s promise to reach this milestone is an important step forward in vaccine rollout. But it is only the beginning of the sweeping vaccination effort required.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
May 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Key Questions Remain
By Bernard J. Wolfson
December 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The federal government expects vaccinations to be available to everyone who wants them by summer — though glitches are inevitable. If enough of us get vaccinated, we could wave goodbye to the pandemic in 2021.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
February 28, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
April 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
March 20, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
Estos científicos crearon rápido una prueba eficaz mientras el coronavirus se acercaba
By JoNel Aleccia
March 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Los doctores Keith Jerome y Alex Greninger, de la Universidad de Washington, han supervisado la implementación de más de 4,000 pruebas de pacientes de todo el país.
Older Adults Without Family or Friends Lag in Race to Get Vaccines
By Judith Graham
February 1, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Public health officials have singled out seniors as key candidates for the covid-19 vaccines but too many of these seniors are not able to get shots because they don’t use computers, don’t have internet services or transportation, or don’t have someone to help them with the process.
Con el coronavirus al acecho, grandes conferencias se debaten entre cancelar o no
By Liz Szabo
March 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Los virus tienden a infectar a más personas en eventos bajo techo como Comic Con, en el centro de convenciones de Seattle. Finalmente se canceló hasta el verano.
Study Warns Of Pandemic Risks From Thousands Of Other Coronaviruses
September 15, 2021
Morning Briefing
A study emphasizes risks of future pandemics from hundreds of thousands of people infected yearly by coronaviruses from animals. Meanwhile, the U.K. government has set out its winter covid plan, including boosters for the over 50s, and Mexico finishes a three month border area vaccine push.
Last Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network
By Michelle Andrews
July 27, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Health plan network changes occur all the time as doctors retire, relocate or leave networks. Unfortunately, patients may be the last to find out about such changes because there are often few requirements that either providers or insurers inform them.
Fauci dice que una vacuna contra COVID podría estar lista antes de lo esperado
By Liz Szabo
September 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
El experto en enfermedades infecciosas de más alto rango en el país dice que esto podría ocurrir si los ensayos clínicos en curso producen resultados abrumadoramente positivos.
Turistas llevan dólares, y COVID, a las islas del Caribe estadounidense
By Chaseedaw Giles Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
September 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha enfrentado los intereses económicos con las guías de salud pública en dos islas cuyas economías dependen en gran parte del turismo.
Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America
By Sarah Jane Tribble
February 26, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Covid has pressed the Food and Drug Administration into its fastest vaccine reviews ever — which are still painfully slow, critics say.
Donald Trump’s Wrong Claim That ‘Anybody’ Can Get Tested For Coronavirus
By Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact
March 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The process is not as simple as calling your doctor or pharmacy, saying you want to be tested for COVID-19 and getting it done. Clinicians decide whether patients meet the criteria to warrant it. Circumstances are further complicated because tests are in short supply.
Pandemic Forced Insurers To Pay For In-Home Treatments. Will They Disappear?
By Julie Appleby
June 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
With stay-at-home orders in place, hospitals experimented with delivering many treatments to patients where they lived. They were a success. As society reopens, the return of old payment practices may prevent the adoption of this new, efficient model of care.
Growing Concerns Of Coronavirus Should Spur Plans – Not Panic – In The Workplace
By Julie Appleby
February 28, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Even in the event of an outbreak, employers have to follow certain rules in their efforts to protect employees from this virus.
Furor Erupts: Billions Going To Hospitals Based On Medicare Billings, Not COVID-19
By Jay Hancock Phil Galewitz Elizabeth Lucas
April 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
In the first round of emergency relief, some states will get more than $300,000 per COVID-19 patient, while hard-hit New York gets just $12,000 per patient.
Más de 900 trabajadores de salud han muerto por COVID-19 en los Estados Unidos. Y la cifra aumenta
By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian Shoshana Dubnow
August 11, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Con más casos de COVID, y la grave escasez de equipos de protección, trabajadores de salud se enfrentan de nuevo a peligros mortales, en especial en los estados del sur y el oeste.
