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Sorting Out How Politics, Policies Figure in Flap Over New York Nursing Home Covid Death Rates

By Michelle Andrews March 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The debate begins with the covid death tallies. But the issues go beyond basic numbers.

Calling All Vaccinators: Closing the Next Gap in Covid Supply and Demand

By Julie Appleby February 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In the herculean effort to vaccinate America, the emphasis so far has been on trying to increase the number of vaccine doses available. Soon there could be a shortfall in people to administer the shots.

Push Is On for States to Ban Organ Transplant Discrimination

By Sara Reardon March 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

States are passing laws that would prevent people with Down syndrome, autism and other disabilities from being denied transplants solely because of their conditions.

Community Health Workers, Often Overlooked, Bring Trust to the Pandemic Fight

By Michele Cohen Marill February 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As the pandemic brings long-standing health disparities into sharper view, community health workers are being asked to help the public health response. This fast-growing workforce helps fill the gaps between health care providers and low-income communities by offering education, advocacy and outreach.

As Schools Spend Millions on Air Purifiers, Experts Warn of Overblown Claims and Harm to Children

By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett May 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A KHN investigation found that more than 2,000 schools have spent millions of dollars for systems, lured by air purifier companies’ claims that experts say mislead or obscure the potential for harm from toxic ozone.

Orange County Hospital Seeks Divorce From Large Catholic Health System

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 13, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Frustration with the standardization of care across 51 hospitals, loss of local control and restrictions on reproductive health care have pitted Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian against the Providence chain.

A Recipe for Trouble? Reversal of California Outdoor Dining Ban Has Heads Spinning

By Anna Almendrala February 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Who knows whether banning outdoor dining was a good idea in the first place. But even the experts aren’t sure it was smart to bring it back.

Sen. Alexander Details His Plan To Fix Surprise Medical Bills

By Rachel Bluth June 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A legislative package from Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) would handle surprise medical bills by having insurers pay them the “median in-network rate,” meaning the rate would be similar to what the plan charges other doctors in the area for the same procedure.

Comparing Death Tolls From Covid to Past Wars Is Fraught

By Will Stone and Carrie Feibel, NPR News February 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-19 has now killed more Americans than World War II did. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive.

‘It’s a Minefield’: Biden Health Pick Must Tread Carefully on Abortion and Family Planning

By Noam N. Levey and Rachel Bluth February 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

President Biden vowed to reverse reproductive health restrictions enacted by President Trump. His pick to run HHS, Xavier Becerra, fought the Trump efforts but must now navigate a difficult legal and political landscape.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: We Answer Your Questions

August 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

You asked about drug prices, the “Cadillac tax” on generous insurance plans and why Americans don’t know that most other countries also have combination public-private insurance systems. This week, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Caitlin Owens of Axios join KHN’s Julie Rovner to answer those questions.

Heartbreaking Bills, Lawsuit and Bankruptcy — Even With Insurance

By Laura Ungar September 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With health insurance that can leave him on the hook for more than a quarter of his salary every year, a Kentucky essential worker who has heart disease is one of millions of Americans who are functionally uninsured. At only 31, he has already been through bankruptcy and being sued by his hospital. This year, he faced a bill for more than $10,000.

Head-Scratching Over Newsom’s Choice of Blue Shield to Lead Vaccination Push

By Bernard J. Wolfson February 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s surprising choice of Blue Shield to lead the state’s covid vaccination effort raised questions about the role politics played in the decision — and whether the insurer is up to the task.

Employers Are Scaling Back Their Dependence On High-Deductible Health Plans

By Michelle Andrews October 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Firms are offering more traditional plans alongside or instead of the plans with sky-high deductibles that may have been the only option in the past. The change comes as employers are finding that workers like the predictability of a traditional plan and that providing more generous plans can help with recruiting in a tight labor market.

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.

Legislation To End Surprise Medical Bills Has High Public Support — In Both Parties

By Emmarie Huetteman September 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Almost 80% of Americans support efforts in Congress to protect patients from bills that come from doctors or hospitals that were outside their insurance network.

Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care

By Aneri Pattani December 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Black Americans are less likely to receive mental health treatment than the overall population. But as needs soar this year, faith leaders are tapping health professionals to share coping skills churchgoers and the community can use immediately.

Demand for COVID Vaccines Expected to Get Heated — And Fast

By JoNel Aleccia December 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With two vaccines against coronavirus disease poised for release within weeks, experts say they expect attitudes to shift dramatically from hesitancy to “Beanie Baby”-level urgency.

Can the US Keep Covid Variants in Check? Here’s What It Takes

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester January 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. has fumbled almost every step of its public health response in its battle against covid-19. Experts say that must change if we’re going to outflank the variants emerging as the virus continues to mutate.

San Francisco Wrestles With Drug Approach as Death and Chaos Engulf Tenderloin

By Rachel Scheier January 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-19, distrust of police and cheap narcotics have turned parts of the wealthy city into cesspools of filth and drug overdose. City officials and residents profoundly disagree on what needs to be done.

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