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Tourists, Beware: Foreign Visitors’ Travel Health Insurance Might Exclude Pandemics

KFF Health News Original

Many travel insurance plans offer health care coverage, but they could limit how much the insurer will pay or exclude coverage for health crises like the coronavirus pandemic. That may leave foreign travelers — unfamiliar with the way the American health system works ― on the hook for major expenses.

Amid Coronavirus Distress, Wealthy Hospitals Hoard Millions

KFF Health News Original

As the coronavirus threatens the finances of thousands of hospitals, wealthy ones that can draw on millions — and even billions — of dollars in savings are in competition with near-insolvent hospitals for limited pots of financial relief.

NYC Nurse Says He’s Not Scared: ‘I Am Only Doing My Job’ For COVID-19 Patients

KFF Health News Original

Francisco Díaz ordinarily works educating seniors about their diabetes, but he has moved to the emergency room, on the front line in the battle against coronavirus. He said his Latino background helps him communicate with the many Spanish-speaking patients and understand their culture.

Coronavirus Nurses Ask An Ebola Veteran: Is It OK To Be Afraid?

KFF Health News Original

Martha Phillips traveled to Sierra Leone during the Ebola epidemic in 2014 to serve as a nurse. Now, she’s working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, advising her colleagues on how to stay safe.

N.Y. Leads The Nation In COVID-19 Tests, But Testing Still Doesn’t Meet Demand

KFF Health News Original

New York City and hospital officials recommend testing only the sickest people and encouraging others to stay home to get well. But other officials say wider tests are needed to ensure that essential workers don’t spread the disease.

In Shutting Out Threat, Seniors In Continuing Care Communities Feel Shut In

KFF Health News Original

For older adults in retirement communities ― a population especially vulnerable to COVID-19 — striking a balance between reducing the risk of contracting the coronavirus and maintaining the quality of life is a new frontier.

Watch: Coronavirus And Your Health Care

KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Rovner answers viewers’ questions on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” about how the pandemic is affecting health policy as well as patients and their insurance.