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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.

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Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost

June 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

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

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Post-COVID Clinics Get Jump-Start From Patients With Lingering Illness

By Julie Appleby September 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Pop-up care facilities bring together a range of specialists to address the needs of patients who survive but continue to wrestle with COVID-19’s physical or mental effects, including lung damage, heart or neurological concerns, anxiety and depression.

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Newsom’s Ambitious Health Care Agenda Crumbles In A ‘Radically Changed’ World

By Angela Hart April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom charged into 2020 with ambitious — and expensive — proposals to increase health insurance coverage, reduce homelessness and tackle drug prices. Then came COVID-19.

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¿Deberías sacar a tus padres de hogares y llevarlos a tu casa durante la pandemia?

By Judith Graham March 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las familias se enfrentan a ese dilema. En los hogares de vida asistida los adultos mayores tienen alimentos y cuidado médico. En la casa tienen el amor de la familia.

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Medicaid Nearing ‘Eye Of The Storm’ As Newly Unemployed Look For Coverage

By Shefali Luthra and Phil Galewitz and Rachel Bluth April 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The coronavirus outbreak has forced millions out of work and the federal-state health program for low-income people could face unprecedented strains as many states don’t necessarily have the resources or systems in place to meet the demand.

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“Esenciales” o no, estos trabajadores siguen en sus puestos

By Heidi de Marco April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Entre las personas que siguen trabajando, sin el lujo de poder hacerlo desde casa, hay un alto porcentaje de trabajadores con salarios bajos, que ganan un promedio de $10,22 por hora.

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Si perdiste tu seguro de salud por la crisis de COVID-19, tienes opciones

By Julie Appleby June 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Algunos pueden adquirir un seguro de salud bajo ACA apelando a un período especial de inscripción. Otros descubren que pueden aplicar para Medicaid. Hay alternativas pero el tiempo corre.

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Consejos médicos para los pacientes que se recuperan de COVID-19

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez April 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Como en tantos otros aspectos de este nuevo coronavirus, determinar cuándo un paciente se ha recuperado sigue siendo terreno incierto. Hay directrices, pero la información sobre la enfermedad es limitada.

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Mysterious Heart Damage, Not Just Lung Troubles, Befalling COVID-19 Patients

By Markian Hawryluk April 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Most of the attention in the COVID-19 pandemic has been on how the virus affects the lungs. But evidence shows that up to 1 in 5 hospitalized patients have signs of heart damage and many are dying due to heart problems.

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UVA Health Still Squeezing Money From Patients — By Seizing Their Home Equity

By Jay Hancock October 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The University of Virginia promised reforms but has stopped short of announcing them, while hospital giant VCU Health has freed tens of thousands from property liens.

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Health Care Workers of Color Nearly Twice as Likely as Whites to Get COVID-19

By Christina Jewett August 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Harvard research shows minorities are most likely to report inadequate PPE and to work with COVID-positive patients.

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Trump’s Claim That U.S. Tested More Than All Countries Combined Is ‘Pants On Fire’ Wrong

By Shefali Luthra May 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

When you factor in population size, the U.S. is still behind.

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Former Federal Virus Hunter Says U.S. Needs To Act Before New Germs ‘Kick Your Door In’

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In an interview, Dennis Carroll, who until last fall headed up the emerging threats unit at USAID, spoke about the threat of more germs, like the novel coronavirus, appearing and whether the world is prepared for this pandemic.

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The Elevator Arises As The Latest Logjam In Getting Back To Work

By Lauren Weber June 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As more and more people drift back into their workplaces, they face a very small space that can create a large logjam: the elevator.

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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.

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Searching For Safety: Where Children Hide When Gunfire Is All Too Common

By Cara Anthony May 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The overall crime rate has dropped during the pandemic, but unfortunately gun violence has not. In St. Louis, at least 11 children have been killed by gunfire so far this year. Living in neighborhoods with frequent violence has forced some families to improvise ways to keep their children safe, even in the place they are supposed to be most secure: their home. The stress of growing up in these conditions could lead to chronic health problems into adulthood.

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Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss and Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll

By Aneri Pattani October 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Reports are on the rise regarding excruciating headaches, stomach upsets for weeks on end, sudden outbreaks of shingles and flare-ups of autoimmune disorders. A common thread among the complaints, one that has been months in the making, is chronic stress.

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Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists

By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia September 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump has the legal power to authorize a COVID vaccine over the objections of the Food and Drug Administration and vaccine manufacturers. Such a move could further erode public trust in a vaccine and foist an unsafe shot on Americans.

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Analysis: One Sure Thing About COVID-19: No Telling How Many People Have It

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In an era when we get flash-flood warnings on our phones and weekly influenza statistics from every state, vital knowledge about the coronavirus outbreak is being kept under wraps.

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