COVID Bailout Cash Goes To Big Players That Have Paid Millions To Settle Allegations Of Wrongdoing
By Rachana Pradhan Fred Schulte
May 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
At least half of the top 10 recipients, part of a group that received $20 billion in emergency HHS funding, have paid criminal penalties or settled charges related to improper billing and other practices.
Biden Covid Team Unseals ‘Hidden’ Reports Tracking State Covid Levels
January 29, 2021
Morning Briefing
Access to weekly state profile reports was previously limited to governors by the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force.
More Than 5,000 Surgery Centers Can Now Serve As Makeshift Hospitals During COVID-19 Crisis
By Liz Szabo Cara Anthony
March 30, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Under pressure, the federal government announced it will let surgery centers, hotels and even college dorms serve as hospitals to treat an overflow of patients.
Hiring A Diverse Army To Track COVID-19 Amid Reopening
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Anna Almendrala
June 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Experts estimate local and state health departments will have to hire 100,000 to 300,000 people as contact tracers to get the economy back on track. Many states are trying hard to hire from the racial and ethnic minority communities hit hardest by the virus.
Cities Starting To Detect Multiple Covid Variants
March 2, 2021
Morning Briefing
Houston hit an undesirable jackpot by being the first city in the U.S. to report infections from all the major known coronavirus variants.
Doctors Say Covid Symptoms Are Changing, Now Look More Like A Cold
July 1, 2021
Morning Briefing
Upper respiratory symptoms such as congestion, runny nose and headache seem to be increasing among those found to have the coronavirus. In other research news: vaccinated people who get covid appear to carry less of the virus; some wildlife may be able to spread covid to humans; and more.
Will Approved Vaccines Protect Against New Coronavirus Mutation?
December 22, 2020
Morning Briefing
The makers of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines will test them against the newly emerged variant and voice confidence about the effectiveness.
Biden Demands More Intel Into Lab Vs. Animal Theories On Covid Origins
May 27, 2021
Morning Briefing
President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to “redouble” investigations into the two most plausible causes of the coronavirus crisis — a “lab leak” in Wuhan, China or human contact with an infected animal — and deliver better information in 90 days.
Research Roundup: Coronavirus; CCHFV; CARB-X
December 3, 2020
Morning Briefing
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Fact-Checking President Trump’s State Of The Union
February 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
President Donald Trump spent a good deal of time on health issues in his State of the Union address, but not everything he said checks out. Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats heading into the caucuses said health is their top issue, but it’s hard to see how that played out in their actual choices. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Julie Appleby and NPR’s Selena Simmons-Duffin about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
Pandemic To Play Starring Role In Biden’s First Address To Congress
April 27, 2021
Morning Briefing
Both in the content of President Joe Biden’s speech and in the makeup of the audience, the coronavirus pandemic will hugely influence the Wednesday night event. Drug pricing, “human infrastructure” and other health policies are also expected to be featured.
FDA Advisory Panel To Review Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine
February 26, 2021
Morning Briefing
It’s the final step in the emergency use authorization process. Approval could come this weekend, giving the U.S. a third coronavirus vaccine.
Spending Boost Planned For Covid Tests And Improved Variant Tracking
February 18, 2021
Morning Briefing
As different coronavirus variants surge in the country, large-scale plans to genetically track them and improve testing systems and supplies are unveiled.
‘Into the Covid ICU’: A New Doctor Bears Witness to the Isolation, Inequities of Pandemic
By Jenny Gold
March 1, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez graduated from medical school during the pandemic. We follow the rookie doctor for her first months working at a hospital in Fresno, California, as she grapples with isolation, anti-mask rallies and an overwhelming number of deaths.
US To Provide Supplies To Help Combat India’s Devastating Covid Outbreak
April 26, 2021
Morning Briefing
Partially lifting its pandemic export ban, the U.S. pledged to send test kits, therapeutics, ventilators, PPE and raw materials for vaccines to India as it exceeds daily global records for coronavirus infections.
A pesar del aumento de casos, California frena fondos multimillonarios para pruebas de COVID
By Angela Hart Rachel Bluth
July 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
El estado ya no financiará nuevos sitios de prueba, a pesar de las súplicas de los condados para obtener asistencia adicional. También ha cerrado algunos espacios y los ha trasladado a otros lugares.
For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair
By Judith Graham
May 28, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The guidance to stay sheltered as society slowly reopens wears on older Americans, who have a growing sense of isolation and depression.
It’s Been A Year Since ‘Normal’ Ended
March 11, 2021
Morning Briefing
From the perspectives of government officials to health care workers to ordinary Americans, news outlets look back at the past 12 months of the global coronavirus pandemic.
‘Sustained Increase’ In Variants Halts Covid Antibody Therapy Distribution
March 26, 2021
Morning Briefing
In other pandemic research news: A study shows that the coronavirus infects mouth cells. Meanwhile, an old antidepressant drug is investigated for possible benefits in preventing serious covid infections.
Study: Trump Rallies Spreading Coronavirus And Death
November 2, 2020
Morning Briefing
A Stanford University study claims that some of President Trump’s campaign rallies have spread the coronavirus and led to more than 700 deaths.
