Desafío en hospitales: a qué trabajadores de salud vacunar primero contra COVID
By JoNel Aleccia
December 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Se aconseja a los hospitales que cubran a los miembros de su fuerza laboral con mayor riesgo, pero deben decidir exactamente quiénes serán mientras no haya dosis suficientes.
More Than 200M People In The World Have Had The Coronavirus
August 5, 2021
Morning Briefing
It took about a year to reach 100 million cases, but only six months to double that.
Under COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals
By LJ Dawson
May 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A rural Montana county of 5,000 people lays claim to the state’s highest COVID-19 infection rate. The community risks additional spread, though, because of a private prison situated there. If the virus infiltrates the prison and just a fraction of inmates get sick, the area’s limited health resources may not endure.
Keeping The COVID Plague At Bay: How California Is Protecting Older Veterans
By Dan Morain
May 11, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Even as COVID-19 has ravaged nursing homes around the country, California has managed to keep the virus at bay at its eight state-run homes for frail and older veterans. What exactly went right?
Southwest CEO’s Boast About Airplanes’ Low COVID Risk Flies By Key Concerns
By Victoria Knight
May 11, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Airplanes are small enclosed spaces where social distancing poses special challenges, making this statement an overstatement.
Nurse At Nevada VA Dies After Caring For Infected Colleague
By Melissa Bailey
April 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Nurse Vianna Thompson, 52, spent two night shifts caring for a fellow Veterans Affairs health care worker who was dying from COVID-19. Two weeks later, she too was lying in a hospital intensive care unit, with a co-worker holding her hand as she died.
In COVID Hot Zones, Firefighters Now ‘Pump More Oxygen Than Water’
By Eli Cahan
December 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Firefighters are often thrust into front-line health emergencies. During the COVID pandemic, they’ve paid an especially high price.
Los vitales cuidadores de pacientes en el hogar, ¿ahora son una amenaza?
By Phil Galewitz
March 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Cientos de miles de trabajadores de salud van a los hogares de todo el país para prestar servicios vitales a las personas mayores y a los discapacitados.
En la línea de batalla, socorristas se preparan para el coronavirus, y para protegerse
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
March 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
En Seattle, al jueves 5 de marzo, 27 bomberos y tres policías estaban en cuarentena. Doce mostraban síntomas parecidos a la gripe. A otros dos los sacaron del aislamiento.
De auto en auto y de puerta en puerta para vacunar a los más desprotegidos
By Anna Almendrala
April 2, 2021
KFF Health News Original
El 15 de abril, todos los adultos de California serán elegibles para inscribirse para recibir una vacuna y, a principios del verano, el objetivo es tener suficientes dosis para cualquier adulto que la quiera.
Biden Is Right. Pay for Home Health Workers Is Paltry.
By Stephanie Stapleton
July 28, 2020
KFF Health News Original
These workers rely on public assistance — and, sometimes, a side gig to get by.
Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic
By Julie Rovner
March 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt put the law in perspective.
They Cared for Some of New York’s Most Vulnerable Communities. Then 12 Died.
By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian
August 27, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Immigrant health workers help keep the U.S. health system afloat — and they’re dying of COVID-19 at high rates.
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.
As COVID Cases Spike, California Shifts Its Strategy
By Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester
June 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Public health officials have been alarmed by the increase in COVID-19 cases linked to family gatherings and socializing. While Gov. Gavin Newsom is defending the state’s reopening, local health officials worry the situation could get worse this summer.
‘An Arm And A Leg’: Health Care Takes A Financial Hit In The Midst Of Pandemic
By Dan Weissmann
May 11, 2020
KFF Health News Original
In the first quarter of 2020, half the country’s economic devastation happened in the health care sector. Much of the slowdown came after hospitals postponed elective surgeries and as Americans skipped routine doctor’s office visits.
Republican Convention, Day 2: Pomp, the Pandemic and Planned Parenthood
By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact
August 26, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Tuesday night’s speakers offered positive views on President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic. The first lady and Trump, himself, took advantage of the trappings of the White House in setting the scene.
A Senator From Arizona Emerges As A Pharma Favorite
By Jay Hancock Elizabeth Lucas
May 29, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has received almost $100,000 from drug companies in the current election cycle, a KHN analysis shows, one of the largest cash hauls in Congress. And it’s only her first term.
Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Angela Hart
October 8, 2020
KFF Health News Original
This was supposed to be the year California finally did something about its homelessness epidemic. COVID-19 upended that promise, along with the cobbled-together services many homeless people rely on for survival. Interviews across the state reveal a new magnitude of hardship and indignity for tens of thousands of people living on the streets.
Born Into A Pandemic: Virus Complicates Births For Moms And Babies
By JoNel Aleccia Laura Ungar
April 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
COVID-19 is changing medical care, not only for vulnerable elders but also for pregnant women and their babies entering the world.
