‘It’s Not Over Until It’s Over’: 5 Things To Know About Hitting The COVID-19 Peak
By Phil Galewitz
April 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
President Donald Trump says the country has seen a peak in new cases, but that doesn’t mean the end of the pandemic, experts say. Buckle in — we could be social distancing into 2022.
Newsom Likes To ‘Go Big’ But Doesn’t Always Deliver
By Angela Hart
June 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The COVID-19 pandemic is showcasing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s leadership style to a national audience. The first-term Democrat doesn’t shy away from making splashy announcements and lofty promises, but his plans often lack detail and, in some cases, follow-through.
Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
By Judith Graham
August 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
New research suggests the pandemic’s deaths are taking an enormous toll on surviving family members and worrisome ripple effects may linger for years.
Wildfires’ Toxic Air Leaves Damage Long After the Smoke Clears
By Katheryn Houghton
September 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As fires burn longer and closer to cities throughout the West, researchers are trying to understand the lasting health impacts by studying a Montana town previously smothered by wildfire smoke.
In Legislative Shuffle, California Prioritizes Safety Gear and Sick Leave During Crisis
By Rachel Bluth Angela Hart Samantha Young
September 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Lawmakers are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign bills that would address the challenges of the current COVID-19 crisis and help the state prepare for future pandemics.
Public Health Officials To Newsom: Lockdown Won’t Work Without Enforcement
By Angela Hart
March 26, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was out front nationally when he ordered nearly all Californians to stay at home to stem the spread of COVID-19. But local officials warn it won’t work without tougher enforcement.
Lack of Antigen Test Reporting Leaves Country ‘Blind to the Pandemic’
By Rachana Pradhan Lauren Weber Hannah Recht
September 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A KHN review found more than 20 states either don’t count or have incomplete data on the use of COVID-19 antigen tests, leaving the public in the dark about the true scope of the pandemic.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
January 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.
Agrícolas, bomberos y azafatas buscan estar entre los primeros en recibir la vacuna
By Rachel Bluth Phil Galewitz
December 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Trabajadores de salud de primera línea, y residentes y personal de hogares de adultos mayores, recibirán las dosis de la vacuna contra COVID primero, pero… ¿quiénes le seguirán?
COVID-19: las farmacéuticas elogiadas por Trump mandan dinero a Biden
By Jay Hancock
October 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Revirtiendo una tendencia en las contribuciones de las farmacéuticas, que enviaban mucho dinero a los republicanos, en lo que va de 2020 la industria se ha inclinado hacia los demócratas.
Must-Reads of the Week
By Lauren Olsen
August 7, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Newsletter editor Lauren Olsen wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
Hospital Workers Complain of Minimal Disclosure After COVID Exposures
By Jenny Gold Markian Hawryluk
May 13, 2020
KFF Health News Original
From cafeteria staff to doctors and nurses, hospital workers around the country report frustrating failures by management to notify them when they have been exposed to co-workers or patients known to be infected with COVID-19.
Worst Of Delta Seems To Be Waning, But Many Places Still In The Thick Of It
October 8, 2021
Morning Briefing
The seven-day case average has declined 12% over the past two weeks, Fox News reports. But in Utah, more residents have now died of coronavirus than the total number of those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: How Will We Reopen The Economy?
April 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The politics of COVID-19 are pretty polarized, but health experts across the ideological spectrum agree: The U.S. will need more robust testing before it’s safe to relax social-distancing requirements. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, Congress and the nation’s governors continue to spar over who should be responsible for what. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News 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 they think you should read, too.
California y COVID-19: hospitales se alistan para la crisis con acciones probadas y desesperadas
By Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester
April 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A medida que California ingresa al período más crítico contra COVID-19, los 416 hospitales, grandes y pequeños, públicos y privados, se esfuerzan por tener la capacidad necesaria para una avalancha de pacientes críticos.
Covid ‘Surge Teams’ May Be Coming To Your Town
July 2, 2021
Morning Briefing
The teams will distribute supplies and help at vaccination sites and with contact tracing, White House officials say, in an effort to help communities that experience a surge in coronavirus infections.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Blowing The Whistle On Trump Team’s COVID Policies
May 7, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Frustration from inside the Trump administration over the management of the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to become public, as whistleblowers ― some anonymous, some named — tell how the effort is being undermined by favoritism, incompetence and a disdain for science. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard a case that could threaten the Affordable Care Act’s birth control benefit. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rachana Pradhan of Kaiser Health News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Eerie Emptiness Of ERs Worries Doctors As Heart Attack And Stroke Patients Delay Care
By Will Stone Elly Yu, KPCC
May 7, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Emergency department volumes are down 40 to 50 percent across the country. Doctors worry a new wave of cardiac patients is headed their way — people who have delayed care and will be sicker and more injured when they finally seek care.
Turning Anger Into Action: Minority Students Analyze COVID Data on Racial Disparities
By Esther Landhuis
August 13, 2020
KFF Health News Original
About 70 college students are enrolled this summer in a program developed by San Francisco researchers and funded by the National Institutes of Health that allows them to explore the pandemic’s impact on communities facing health disparities.
