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Medicaid Mystery: Millions of Enrollees Haven’t Materialized in California

By Rachel Bluth and Angela Hart July 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State officials had projected that 2 million Californians would join Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income people, by July because of the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. Yet enrollment has barely budged, and why is unclear.

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Addiction Is ‘A Disease Of Isolation’ — So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR March 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

People in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction have to weather a new storm of depression, anxiety and isolation during the pandemic, just as the social supports of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs move online. 

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OSHA Probing Health Worker Deaths But Urges Inspectors To Spare The Penalties

By Christina Jewett and Shefali Luthra April 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Former officials from the federal agency criticize OSHA for a slow and timid response to a “worker safety crisis of monstrous proportions” unfolding in hospitals, nursing homes.

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Readers And Tweeters Stay At Home And Stay In Touch With KHN

April 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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¿Es hora de discutir los potenciales efectos secundarios de las vacunas para COVID? Científicos dicen que sí

By JoNel Aleccia and Liz Szabo November 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Dicen que hay que informar a los consumidores, para que se preparen para efectos secundarios que, en realidad, pueden significar que las vacunas funcionan.

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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.

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OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.

By Aneri Pattani and Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett November 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Four workers died at a facility with one of the largest U.S. outbreaks, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration never conducted an inspection. It’s a pattern that’s played out across the nation, a KHN investigation finds.

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As Cases Spike, California Pauses Multimillion-Dollar Testing Expansion

By Angela Hart and Rachel Bluth July 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California is cutting off funding for COVID-19 testing just when counties say they need more resources in rural and disadvantaged areas.

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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: A ‘Super Tuesday’ For The Health Debate?

March 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The wide field of Democrats vying to face President Donald Trump in the fall has been reduced to two major candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, each with a different prescription for the health system. Meanwhile, Congress and the Trump administration scramble to address the spread of the novel coronavirus. And the Supreme Court agrees to consider the latest case against the Affordable Care Act. Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner, Tami Luhby of CNN and Emmarie Huetteman of Kaiser Health News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.

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No solo los pulmones: pacientes con COVID-19 también sufren misterioso daño cardíaco

By Markian Hawryluk April 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A medida que llegan nuevos datos de China e Italia, así como del estado de Washington y Nueva York, más cardiólogos comienzan a creer que el coronavirus puede infectar el músculo cardíaco.

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Datos vs miedo: 5 respuestas que te ayudarán a medir tu riesgo con el coronavirus

By Liz Szabo February 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los científicos tienen más preguntas que respuestas sobre cuestiones importantes relacionadas con el coronavirus, ahora oficialmente llamado COVID-19.

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‘More Than Physical Health’: Gym Helps 91-Year-Old Battle Isolation

By Heidi de Marco June 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For Art Ballard, the local gym was like his second home. The 91-year-old former jeweler relied on his near-daily workouts to stay healthy and for social interaction. But when California instituted its stay-at-home order, Ballard’s physical health suffered. So did his mental health.

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Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic’s Front Lines

By Will Stone March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As illness from the new coronavirus stresses the health care system, nurses said they are being forced to make do with less and learning to be good stewards of available equipment and protective gear.

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For COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation

By Julie Appleby July 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Additional guidance issued late last month by the Trump administration added to the confusion. Some consumers may find themselves unexpectedly on the hook for the cost of a test.

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Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19

By Jenny Gold April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Across the U.S., pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation’s children are struggling to adjust to crashing revenues, terrified parents and a shortage of protective equipment — and all while being asked to care for young patients who could well be vectors for transmission without showing symptoms.

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Coronavirus Lawsuits Begin For Disney’s Cruise Line

March 9, 2021 Morning Briefing

A group of tourists sue Disney, alleging they caught coronavirus aboard a cruise ship in early 2020. Other news includes phobia-inducing worries about injection imagery and undocumented immigrants battling the pandemic with no safety net.

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How The Pandemic And An Anti-Vax Health Official Are Roiling A Montana Community

By Kathleen McLaughlin May 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In one conservative pocket of Montana, a local health board member who opposes vaccinations helped fight the state’s stay-at-home rules. But now, as the state slowly reopens, she faces a backlash of her own.

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COVID-19 Brings Overhaul Of Military Health Care To A Halt

By Patricia Kime April 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The military is called to action to battle the pandemic, even as the numbers of people infected among its ranks and veterans climb amid a shortage of doctors and nurses.

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La decisión de los CDC sobre la prueba del coronavirus atormentará al país por meses

By Rachana Pradhan March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los kits iniciales para la prueba del coronavirus se distribuyeron casi por igual en localidades de los 50 estados. Sin pensar demasiado aquéllas zonas que realmente los necesitaban con urgencia.

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California Lawmakers Struggle To Conduct Business Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

By Samantha Young March 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In an interview with California Healthline, the state’s Senate leader, Toni Atkins, makes clear that with social-distancing measures in force it will be difficult to debate and pass complicated budget measures ― but public health, education and public safety will be priorities.

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