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Seniors With COVID-19 Show Unusual Symptoms, Doctors Say

By Judith Graham April 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Older bodies respond to infection in different ways. Seniors may sleep more or stop eating. They may be confused or dizzy. They might simply collapse.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Who Will Pay For COVID-19 Care?

April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The spread of COVID-19 is prompting changes in pricing, coverage and other health care issues that have been subjects of political debate for years. But the politics remain polarized. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week that they think you should read, too.

Administration Eases Rules to Give Laid-Off Workers More Time to Sign Up for COBRA

By Michelle Andrews July 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Under the federal COBRA law, people who lose health coverage because of a layoff or a reduction in their hours generally have 60 days to decide whether to pay to maintain that coverage. But under new regulations, the clock won’t start ticking until the government says the coronavirus national emergency is over, and then consumers will have 120 days to act.

With COVID Vaccine Trial, Rural Oregon Clinic Steps Onto World Stage

By JoNel Aleccia August 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A small allergy clinic in Medford, Oregon, might seem an unlikely place to recruit hundreds of volunteers to test the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19. But its steward has a record of leading hundreds of clinical trials.

Cien millones de vacunas contra covid en 100 días no nos hará volver a la normalidad

By Victoria Knight February 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los epidemiólogos estiman que es necesario inocular al menos al 70% de la población para que se alcance la inmunidad colectiva, para poder frenar la pandemia.

Health Insurers Prosper As COVID-19 Deflates Demand For Elective Treatments

By Julie Appleby and Steven Findlay April 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With most nonemergency procedures shelved for now, many health insurers are expected to see profits in the near term, but the longer view of how the coronavirus will affect them is far more complicated and could well impact what people pay for coverage next year.

Lost on the Frontline

By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.

Under Pressure, Florida Governor Finally Orders Residents To Stay Home

By Phil Galewitz April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Florida joins more than 30 other states and the District of Columbia that have similarly restricted residents and businesses. Florida was the only state with more than 5,000 coronavirus cases that had yet to act.

Clock Ticking: Herd Immunity Bar Now Higher; Will ‘Doomsday’ Variant Emerge?

August 4, 2021 Morning Briefing

Health experts try to predict the future path of the unpredictable coronavirus. Meanwhile, the quick spread of the delta variant changes Americans’ views about the state of the pandemic — but not the behaviors of the unvaccinated.

What Seniors Can Expect When COVID Vaccines Begin to Roll Out

By Judith Graham December 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

At least two vaccines could get federal emergency use authorizations this month. Nursing home and assisted living residents will be among the first to receive inoculations. Here’s a guide on how that rollout may proceed.

Antibody Drugs Prove Effective As Protection Against Covid Breakthrough Cases

November 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

Reports say monoclonal antibodies reduce risk of hospitalization by 77%, and that AstraZeneca’s antibody drug offers 83% protection over six months against covid. Meanwhile, science shows masks are the single most effective anti-covid public health measure. Also reports on covid antibody protection, Roma DNA and coronavirus in deer.

Adultos mayores sin familia o amigos quedan atrás en la carrera por vacunarse

By Judith Graham February 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Aunque los datos no están ajustados por edad, los adultos mayores de color han tenido muchas más probabilidades de enfermarse gravemente y morir de covid que los adultos mayores caucásicos

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.

When It Comes To The New Coronavirus, Just Who Is A ‘Close Contact’?

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester February 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health officials stress that the new coronavirus devastating mainland China continues to pose minimal risk in the United States. The exception involves people who have had “close contact” with someone infected with the virus. So what exactly is close contact?

In Shutting Out Threat, Seniors In Continuing Care Communities Feel Shut In

By Judith Graham April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For older adults in retirement communities ― a population especially vulnerable to COVID-19 — striking a balance between reducing the risk of contracting the coronavirus and maintaining the quality of life is a new frontier.

Para luchar contra el coronavirus, médicos y enfermeras retirados vuelven a trabajar

By Michelle Andrews March 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

En Nueva York, California, Illinois y Colorado, los gobernadores han hecho un llamado a los profesionales de salud jubilados para que den un paso adelante. Miles han respondido.

Massachusetts Recruits 1,000 ‘Contact Tracers’ To Battle COVID-19

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“I know we will succeed somewhat and we will fail somewhat,” says one of the plan’s chief architects. “We won’t be able to find every single person — but we will hopefully prevent a lot of deaths.”

‘Baby, I Can’t Breathe’: America’s First ER Doctor To Die In The Heat Of COVID-19 Battle

By Alastair Gee, The Guardian April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Frank Gabrin knew the stakes of his job. What he found unsettling was having to reuse personal protective gear while caring for coronavirus patients.

Un sistema de salud pública devastado enfrenta más recortes en medio del virus

By Lauren Weber and Laura Ungar and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht and Anna Maria Barry-Jester July 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El sistema de salud pública de los Estados Unidos ha subsistido en la precariedad durante décadas y carece de los recursos necesarios para enfrentar la peor crisis de salud en un siglo.

Why Employers Find It So Hard to Test for COVID

By Hannah Norman November 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19 cases are surging across the U.S., and most workplaces are still open for business. As workers fear catching the disease while on the clock, why aren’t more companies footing the bill for testing employees?

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