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Montana Med School Clash Revives For-Profit Vs. Nonprofit Flap

By Victoria Knight June 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Two medical schools vie to open in Montana, highlighting the rapid spread of for-profit schools and their previously tarnished business model.

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Pandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers More Than Others

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR April 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid patients who did not speak English well were 35% more likely to die, data from one Boston hospital shows.

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Censorship or Misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube Spar Over Covid Roundtable Takedown.

By Victoria Knight April 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Florida governor considers the pushback he received from the online video platform to be “Orwellian.” But the scientists featured at the event made specific statements YouTube deemed as “misinformation,” at odds with current public health recommendations for controlling the spread of the covid virus.

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Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland

By Jenny Gold and Rachana Pradhan October 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health officials in San Francisco and Alameda counties have cut ties with Verily’s state-funded COVID testing sites amid concerns about data collection and privacy.

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Enough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep Study

By Michelle Andrews May 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The University of Miami Health System charges a truck driver six times what Medicare would pay for an overnight test.

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To Extract More Doses per Vial, Vaccinators Put Squeeze on FDA to Relax Vaccine Handling Advice

By Arthur Allen March 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Although vaccine supply is ramping up, the supply gap puts pressure on vaccinating teams to extract every drop they can. Some are asking the FDA to waive guidance against extracting vaccine from two vials with the same needle. It’s worth a shot.

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Teen Artist’s Portraits Help Frame Sacrifice of Health Care Workers Lost to COVID

By Elizabeth Lawrence August 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A 15-year-old high school student in New Jersey is memorializing doctors, nurses and others who died after tending to coronavirus patients.

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Scientists Seek Covid Treatment Answers in Cheap, Older Drugs

By Esther Landhuis March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Philanthropies are funding studies of cheap, existing medications like the antidepressant fluvoxamine as covid treatments. But early hype about hydroxychloroquine and other repurposed drugs leaves researchers leery of hasty conclusions.

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Addiction Treatment Providers in Pa. Face Little State Scrutiny Despite Harm to Clients

By Aneri Pattani and Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA April 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Pennsylvania’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs has allowed providers to continue operating despite repeated violations and harm to clients.

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Pence Said Biden Copied Trump’s Pandemic Response Plan. Pants on Fire!

By Victoria Knight October 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The vice president went on to point out the underlying philosophical differences between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden regarding their approaches to COVID-19.

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Backed by Millions in Public and Private Cash, Rapid Covid Tests Are Coming to Stores Near You

By Hannah Norman April 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Over-the-counter covid tests could help speed the economy’s recovery, allowing students and workers to test themselves at home and get quick results. Could they become as ubiquitous as toothpaste and cold remedies on store shelves, or will demand dry up as the nation gets vaccinated?

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Vaccine Altruists Find Appointments for Those Who Can’t

By Anna Almendrala March 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

An army of volunteers help people who otherwise would have had difficulty securing a covid vaccination because of cumbersome computer or telephone registration systems.

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CDC Launches ‘VaccineFinder’ Website

February 25, 2021 Morning Briefing

After providing your ZIP code, the portal displays a list of pharmacies and stores nearby that offer covid shots. It also tells you if they are out of stock. Clicking on a particular retailer will allow you to check appointment availability through that store’s website.

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It’s Not Just QAnon. Democrats and Independents Also Want to Recall California’s Governor.

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom is painting the effort to remove him from office as a partisan power grab. But among the tens of thousands of Californians who signed the recall petition are Democrats and independent voters frustrated by his pandemic policies, from school closures to vaccine distribution.

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With Demand Far Exceeding Supply, It Matters That People Are Jumping the Vaccine Line

By Elisabeth Rosenthal February 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

When hospital administrators and politicians’ spouses get immunized before people more at risk, it undermines confidence in the system.

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Kaiser Permanente, Big Player in State Vaccine Effort, Has Had Trouble Vaccinating Own Members

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Older patients in several states where the California-based managed care giant operates complain they’ve had difficulty scheduling appointments and spotty communication from the health system. Some report it’s getting better, though.

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Feds OK’d Export of Millions of N95 Masks as U.S. Workers Cried for More

By Christina Jewett February 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In the hours before President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the Federal Emergency Management Agency allowed a Texas mask maker to ship the high-quality masks overseas.

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On Vacci-Dating: Singles Seem Enamored of Sharing Vaccination Status Online. Is That Wise?

By Victoria Knight March 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

When considering whether to meet up with someone who is vaccinated versus unvaccinated, vaccinated sounds somewhat safer. But before you give pandemic dating a shot, heed these warnings from experts.

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Beating the Pavement to Vaccinate the Underrepresented — And Protect Everyone

By Anna Almendrala April 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In poor neighborhoods and desert towns, community activists — some unpaid — are signing up hard-to-reach people for vaccination appointments. Experts say these campaigns are key to building the country’s immunological armor against new outbreaks.

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College Tuition Sparked a Mental Health Crisis. Then the Hefty Hospital Bill Arrived.

By Jordan Rau February 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A student sought counseling help after feeling panicked when she had trouble paying a big tuition bill. A weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital followed — along with a $3,413 bill. The hospital soft-pedaled its charity care policy.

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