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Changing Clocks Is Bad For Your Health, But Which Time To Choose?

By Roxie Hammill February 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State legislatures are considering new bills proposing a permanent time standard instead of the spring-forward and fall-back clock changes. Most people want to stop adjusting clocks, but scientists and politicians are at odds over which time is better for society and our health.

Listen: Colorado Ski Area Opts For Novel Effort To Stop Avalanche Of Health Costs

January 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Rovner joins WAMU’s “1A” on Wednesday to discuss an innovative plan by Summit County, Colorado, to directly negotiate with doctors and hospitals to lower health costs.

For A Black Social Media Manager In The George Floyd Age, Each Click Holds Trauma

By Chaseedaw Giles June 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In communities of color, the decision to participate in this moment of collective trauma — whether by watching and sharing the video of George Floyd’s death, discussing racial injustice on social media, or protesting and speaking out in the 3D world — can be one rife with anxiety and profound mental distress.

Police Using Rubber Bullets On Protesters That Can Kill, Blind Or Maim For Life

By Liz Szabo June 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Police in multiple cities are using supposedly “nonlethal” crowd-control methods from rubber bullets to tear gas bombs to pepper-spray projectiles.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: The Affordable Care Act Turns 10

March 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Next week is the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Millions of Americans have benefited from the law, yet its future is in the hands of both the Supreme Court and voters in November. For this special episode of “What the Health?” host Julie Rovner interviews Kathleen Sebelius, who was Obama’s secretary of Health and Human Services when the law was passed. Then Rovner, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss its history, impact and prospects for the future.

If You’ve Lost Your Health Plan In The COVID Crisis, You’ve Got Options

By Julie Appleby June 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

But some of those options, like special enrollment periods, are time-sensitive.

Society Is Reopening. Prepare To Hunker Down At Home Again.

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

First, businesses started to reopen; then racial justice protesters flooded the streets. Social distancing is beginning to fade. Are you ready for a second wave of COVID-19 infections ― and a renewed lockdown?

As Georgia Reopened, Officials Knew of Severe Shortage of PPE for Health Workers

By Rachana Pradhan and Victoria Knight August 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State officials said they urgently needed millions more masks and gowns, internal emails show. At least 80 Georgia health workers have died from COVID-19, including after the state reopened its economy.

Crushed By A Hospital Bill? Stand Up For Yourself

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Most hospitals must offer free or reduced-cost care to certain patients, based on income, even if they have insurance. But some hospitals erect barriers to charity care, so it’s up to patients to advocate for themselves.

Judges Try To Balance Legal Rights And Courtroom Health

By Brian Krans June 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Courtrooms aren’t built for social distancing, and pandemics don’t offer ideal conditions for fulfilling the right to a speedy trial. But, eventually, every court in the nation will have to reckon with a return that may risk safety to some degree.

As Youth Suicides Climb, Anguished Parents Begin To Speak Out

By Sharon Jayson March 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The suicide rate for children ages 10 to 14 almost tripled in a decade and is still rising. As parents grapple with loss, some turn to activism.

CDC Walks Back Guidance On Risks Of COVID To Kids And Schools

November 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

Two controversial documents that pushed for schools to reopen was removed from the CDC website with no public statement. The agency also posted warnings about holiday activities that could transmit the virus like drinking and caroling.

In Texas, Individual Freedoms Clash With Efforts To Slow The Surge Of COVID Cases

By Sandy West July 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In Houston, now a hot spot for COVID cases, not everyone agrees on how to deal with the pandemic.

Trying Out LA’s New Coronavirus Testing Regime

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los Angeles is the first big U.S. city to offer COVID-19 testing to anyone who wants it. Will it help restore normal life to the 10 million residents of the city and surrounding county?

Feds Slow Down But Don’t Stop Georgia’s Contentious Effort To Ditch ACA Marketplace

By Steven Findlay February 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The state proposes to jettison the federal insurance exchange and instead send people buying individual coverage to private companies to choose coverage. It would also cap how much money is spent on premium subsidies, which could mean some consumers would be put on a wait list if they needed financial help buying a plan.

Biden’s Incremental Medicare Play For Bernie’s Backers

By Julie Rovner April 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate unveils a proposal to lower the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 60.

Blood Centers Will Collect Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors In Bid For Treatment

By JoNel Aleccia April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

New guidelines issued Tuesday could speed a century-old therapy to those critically ill with the pandemic virus.

‘Why Do We Always Get Hit First?’ Proposed Budget Cuts Target Vulnerable Californians

By Samantha Young June 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Safety-net health care programs that keep low-income Californians out of nursing homes are on the chopping block as Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers attempt to plug a massive budget deficit caused by the COVID-19 emergency.

Sanders’ Claim That Buttigieg Is ‘Favorite Of The Health Care Industry’ Is Broad And Needs Context

By Victoria Knight February 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

It all comes down to how you define it.

In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming ― But Better Brace Yourself

By Julie Appleby and Victoria Knight January 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

SmileDirectClub and similar startup companies say they provide these services at what can be thousands of dollars less than office-visit teeth straightening, but proof is lacking and patients can be left with no recourse if problems arise.

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