Without a Pandemic Safety Net, Immigrants Living Illegally in US Fall Through the Cracks
By LJ Dawson
March 9, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Many undocumented immigrants are essential workers at high risk of exposure to the virus — and the pandemic’s economic crash — with no direct access to federal financial lifelines available to U.S. citizens.
California Counties ‘Flying the Plane as We Build It’ in a Plodding Vaccine Rollout
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
January 14, 2021
KFF Health News Original
In California, the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is run largely by the same overworked and underfunded local health departments tasked with covid-19 testing and contact tracing. It’s a daunting undertaking as the pandemic continues to surge.
Más de 100 millones de estadounidenses viven acosados por las deudas médicas
By Noam N. Levey
June 16, 2022
KFF Health News Original
La investigación revela un problema mucho más extendido de lo que se había informado anteriormente. Esto se debe a que gran parte de la deuda que acumulan los pacientes figura como saldos de tarjetas de crédito, préstamos familiares o planes de pago a hospitales y otros proveedores médicos.
Indocumentados, esenciales pero excluidos del apoyo financiero por la pandemia
By LJ Dawson
March 9, 2021
KFF Health News Original
La mayoría realiza trabajos considerados esenciales y muchos pagan impuestos. Pero han quedado fuera de la ayuda financiera federal por la pandemia.
Pandemic Erects Barriers for Prized Bloc of Voters in Nursing Homes, Senior Facilities
By Rachel Bluth
October 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Voting is a point of pride for many older Americans, and senior living facilities in past years have encouraged the civic act by hosting voting precincts, providing transportation to the polls and bringing in groups to help explain election issues. But fears of the spread of the coronavirus among this vulnerable population make voting more difficult this year.
Heat Wave Duration Records May Fall In Pacific Northwest
July 28, 2022
Morning Briefing
Dangerous triple-digit heat forecasts extend into the weekend for parts of the Northwest. In Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz has words on a law banning gay sex; an anti-vax doctor is suing over defamation; and Gov. Greg Abbott is setting aside $1.25 million for counseling after the Uvalde shooting.
US Buys 105 Million More Doses Of Pfizer’s Covid Shot For Fall
June 30, 2022
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, at a congressional subcommittee, Florida’s surgeon general said blocking Florida health providers from placing orders for shots for young kids could have led to delays in vaccine access. And Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican, expressed anger over Sesame Street’s Elmo getting a shot.
Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire
By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht
August 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.
Medi-Cal Agency’s New Head Wants to Tackle Disparities and Racism
By Samantha Young
July 30, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Will Lightbourne, the new director of the California Department of Health Care Services, says government must address the racial disparities laid bare by COVID-19 and improve care for the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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.
Pandemia obstaculiza al preciado bloque de votantes en centros de adultos mayores
By Rachel Bluth
October 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Muchos seniors que necesitan ayuda para obtener o llenar sus boletas podrían sufrir la consecuencias por el cambio de las reglas sobre visitas familiares.
Millions Of Older Americans Live In Counties With No ICU Beds As Pandemic Intensifies
By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas and Jordan Rau and Liz Szabo and Jay Hancock
March 20, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A Kaiser Health News analysis shows that counties with ICUs average one ICU bed for every 1,300 older residents, those most at risk for needing hospitalization.
At A Time Of Great Need, Public Health Lacks ‘Lobbying Muscle’
By Angela Hart
June 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Public health officials are asking for more money in California’s state budget. But unlike some rich and powerful health care interests, they don’t have an army of lobbyists to curry favor with lawmakers.
Fauci Vs. His Republican Critics
November 29, 2021
Morning Briefing
Dr. Anthony Fauci is firing back at Republicans like Senator Ted Cruz, who have attacked him. In other news from the nation’s capital, the NIH director says it may be two or three weeks before scientists know enough about the new variant and the Supreme Court hearing an abortion case and a 340B case.
A pesar del aumento de casos, California frena fondos multimillonarios para pruebas de COVID
By Angela Hart and 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.
The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis
By Angela Hart and Anna Maria Barry-Jester
April 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
An early morning text. A lawyer-filled meeting on a Sunday afternoon. Emotional journal entries. And, ultimately, action. In the 24 hours before San Francisco Bay Area public health officials issued the country’s first stay-at-home order, they debated how to tackle the alarming rise in COVID-19 infections. Their decision set the course for the nation.
Is The Bay Area’s ‘Unprecedented’ Lockdown The First Of Many?
By Jenny Gold and Rachel Bluth
March 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
About 7 million people across the San Francisco Bay Area began to “shelter in place” Tuesday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Although public health officials acknowledged the orders were drastic, they also agreed they were necessary.
Robin Hood To Rescue Of Rural Hospitals? New Math Promised On Medicare Payments
By Sarah Jane Tribble
June 3, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A proposed adjustment to the wage index, used in setting a hospital’s Medicare reimbursement payments, could be a lifeline for some rural facilities.
In Search of the Shot
February 25, 2021
KFF Health News Original
KHN readers detail their frustrations and successes as they hunt for a scarce covid-19 vaccine.
Cuando cuidar al cónyuge enfermo afecta los cimientos del matrimonio
By Judith Graham
November 7, 2019
KFF Health News Original
El riesgo es que los matrimonios se vean afectados por la enfermedad y se pierdan las conexiones emocionales esenciales.