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Biden Kept His Promise to Increase Covid-Testing Capacity, Even as Demand for Testing Drops

By Victoria Knight June 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Experts told us that the system’s capacity has improved and people now have access to different testing options.

Boeing Tested Air Purifiers Like Those Widely Used in Schools. It Decided Not to Use Them in Planes.

By Christina Jewett and Lauren Weber June 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The technology that schools have been snapping up in the fight against covid “has not shown significant disinfection effectiveness” to install on its planes, Boeing found. Now the company’s study is being debated in a proposed class-action suit.

‘Super-Sized’ Vaccine Clinic Offers Food Workers Some Relief

By Lori Basheda March 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Long Beach, which has its own health department, kicked off a vaccination campaign for essential workers by inviting 3,000 food workers to a splashy vaccination event at the city’s convention center.

Doctors’ Lobby Scores ‘Major Victory’ on Bill to Hold Physicians Accountable

By Samantha Young June 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Patients and some lawmakers have long blasted the Medical Board of California for failing to discipline negligent or abusive physicians. But the politically powerful California Medical Association, which represents doctors, has mobilized against the latest attempt to give the board more money and power to investigate complaints.

Dialysis Industry Spends Millions, Emerges as Power Player in California Politics

By Samantha Young December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Over the past four years, the dialysis industry has spent $233 million on both political offense and defense in California. Most of it went toward protecting its revenues against ballot initiatives, but the industry also strategically worked the corridors of the state Capitol.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Covid and Kids

February 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Can schools safely reopen before all teachers and staffers are vaccinated against covid? And what’s the best way to communicate that science — and scientific recommendations — change and evolve? Also, get ready for a redo of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage, this time with help and outreach to find those eligible. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

Salesforce, Google, Facebook. How Big Tech Undermines California’s Public Health System.

By Angela Hart May 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has outsourced his way through the covid-19 pandemic, tasking his private-sector allies in Silicon Valley and the health care industry with fundamental public health duties such as testing, tracing and vaccination. Among the losers: the state’s weakened public health system.

Medicare Open Enrollment Is Complicated. Here’s How to Get Good Advice.

By Bernard J. Wolfson November 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

It’s a complex program with many options — as well as confusing rules and nuances. Here’s how to get reliable guidance.

Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products

By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas June 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients.

During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications

By Julie Appleby December 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19’s “long haulers” — patients with lingering effects of the disease — have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, here’s help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.

In California, Caregivers of People With Disabilities Are Being Turned Away at COVID Vaccine Sites

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist March 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities in California are supposed to be near the front of the line for the covid-19 vaccine. But some are hitting roadblocks at vaccination sites.

Biden Doubles At-Home Test Buy; Requests For Billion Free Kits Kick Off Next Week

January 14, 2022 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden says Thursday that the federal government is acquiring an additional 500 million at-home rapid covid tests — doubling the initial purchase last month. The website by which Americans will be able to request free tests will launch next week, the president also announced, though it’s unknown when deliveries will start.

Readers and Tweeters Find Disadvantages in Medicare Advantage

November 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Malware Attack Disrupts Alaska’s Health Department Website

May 20, 2021 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, California lawmakers are voting on a bill for biosecurity of mailed-in DNA samples; US-Canadian border closures will last through June; doctors push back on Florida’s “Parents’ Bill of Rights”; and Black entrepreneurs target a post-pandemic healthy food-growing market.

Vaccination Chaos in California Fuels Push to Recall Gov. Newsom

By Angela Hart January 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The growing public backlash over California’s messy vaccine rollout is putting immense pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, a first-term Democrat facing a Republican-driven recall effort.

Covid Shot in the Arm Not Enough to Keep Pharmacies in Business

By Markian Hawryluk May 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Pandemic lockdowns exacerbated long-standing economic pressures on pharmacies — and forced many owner-operated shops to evolve or risk closing their doors.

Patients Went Into the Hospital for Care. After Testing Positive There for Covid, Some Never Came Out.

By Christina Jewett November 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

About 21% of patients diagnosed with covid during a hospital stay died, according to data analyzed for KHN. In-hospital rates of spread varied widely and patients had no way of checking them.

‘We’re Not Controlling It in Our Schools’: Covid Safety Lapses Abound Across US

By Laura Ungar January 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As President Biden calls for more support to help schools hold in-person classes, public health experts say schools can be relatively safe if they take well-known steps to prevent covid. But a KHN investigation shows many districts and states have ignored health advice or written their own questionable safety rules for schools.

In Philadelphia, a Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Startup Led by 22-Year-Old

By Nina Feldman, WHYY and Max Marin, WHYY and Alan Yu, WHYY February 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

City officials gave coronavirus vaccines to Philly Fighting Covid, whose brash CEO had no health care experience. After a WHYY investigation, the city cut ties with the group over alleged mismanagement.

Covid Strikes Clergy as They Comfort Pandemic’s Sick and Dying

By Bruce Alpert February 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Spiritual leaders risk their own lives and health to tend to covid’s victims and their loved ones.

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