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Online Coronavirus Tests Are Just The Latest Iffy Products Marketed To Anxious Consumers

By Victoria Knight March 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Americans are worried about the novel coronavirus, so they are turning to the internet for solutions to stem their fears. Buyer, beware. It could be dangerous.

Refuge in the Storm? ACA’s Role as Safety Net Is Tested by COVID Recession

By Steven Findlay October 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Relentlessly knocked around by politics and now headed again to the Supreme Court, the ACA is covering millions who have lost their jobs during the pandemic. But not everyone.

Distrusting Trump, States Plan to Vet COVID Vaccines Themselves. Bad Idea, Say Experts.

By JoNel Aleccia and Liz Szabo October 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California and at least five other states have said they may independently vet any vaccines. Experts warn that could needlessly confuse the public.

Exercise and Diet Are More Important Than Ever With Virus at Large

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“The Quarantine 15” — weight gain due to inactivity during the pandemic — is a real phenomenon. Here are some ways to fight it.

‘We’re Coming for You’: For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Local health officials have become the face of government authority as they work to stem the pandemic. That has made them targets for chilling threats from some of the same militia groups that stormed the U.S. Capitol. Santa Cruz leaders are among those whose daily routines now incorporate security patrols, surveillance cameras and, in some cases, firearms.

Wildfires Provide Another Reason to Mask Up

By Bernard J. Wolfson August 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the long U.S. fire season gets underway, it’s even more important for Western residents to have a good face mask. Unfortunately, most of the masks we’re wearing for COVID-19 aren’t great for smoke.

With Medical Safety Gear Scarce, The Public Is Stepping Up. Here’s Help On Ways To Help.

By Barbara Feder Ostrov March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

If you or your company have useful supplies and want to donate them, here are some answers to questions you might be asking.

Listen: COVID-19 Stresses Rural Hospitals Even Before They Have A Single Case

April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber appeared on WOSU’s “All Sides with Ann Fisher” to talk about the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on rural hospitals.

Hospitals Using Trick To Hide Prices From Google Searches: Report

March 22, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal found that hundreds of hospitals have embedded code in their websites that prevents search engines from displaying pages with the price lists. The newspaper examined more than 3,100 sites. The previously confidential information must be disclosed under a new federal rule.

Worries Over Ultra-Low Temperature Requirement Of Vaccines Play Out

January 6, 2021 Morning Briefing

In California, a broken freezer left hospital officials scrambling to disperse over 800 thawed doses. Meanwhile, Florida’s vaccine rollout was also marred by website crashes.

Republican Convention, Day 4: Fireworks … and Shining a Light on Trump’s Claims

By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact August 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination to seek reelection for a second term as president in front of a partisan audience that appeared to largely lack masks and opt against social distancing.

Many US Health Experts Underestimated the Coronavirus … Until It Was Too Late

By Liz Szabo December 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Scientists learned the wrong lesson from past outbreaks, but Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn’t cast blame.

Drinking Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?

By Alex Smith, KCUR June 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Experts say a bit of extra drinking isn’t a problem for many people, but they recommend watching out for specific behaviors that signal addiction.

Ships, Planes, Trains, Scooters All Need A Virus Wipe. But What Does A ‘Deep Clean’ Mean?

By Victoria Knight and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

There is no universal protocol for a “deep clean” in trying to eradicate the novel coronavirus. Industries are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them.

Listen: Front-Line Health Care Workers Face Shortage Of Protective Gear

March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As California ramps up capacity at hospitals in response to the coronavirus pandemic, health care workers face an inadequate supply of masks.

Hype Collides With Science As FDA Tries To Rein In ‘Wild West’ of COVID Blood Tests

By JoNel Aleccia and Anna Maria Barry-Jester June 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Amid questions about the accuracy of the COVID-19 antibody tests flooding the market — and the usefulness of the results they provide — the FDA has belatedly stepped in to try to rein in the chaos.

Opposition to Obamacare Becomes Political Liability for GOP Incumbents

By Markian Hawryluk August 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Control of the U.S. Senate this election hinges on a handful of vulnerable GOP incumbents. Their opposition to the Affordable Care Act could be their undoing.

‘Pennie’-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds

By Phil Galewitz August 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are leaving the federal marketplace this fall to save money and will start their own insurance exchanges. Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia and Maine are looking to join them in 2021 or beyond.

Last Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network

By Michelle Andrews July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health plan network changes occur all the time as doctors retire, relocate or leave networks. Unfortunately, patients may be the last to find out about such changes because there are often few requirements that either providers or insurers inform them.

Dispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus

By Julie Appleby April 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Emergency rule changes by the federal government and some insurers have made telemedicine a useful tool.

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