Trump鈥檚 Boast About U.S., South Korea Coronavirus Testing Misses The Mark
The president鈥檚 statement frames the data in a way that doesn鈥檛 accurately represent the status of the American response to COVID-19.
Was The Novel Coronavirus Really Sneaky In Its Spread To The U.S.? Experts Say No.
Public health professionals dismissed the president鈥檚 claims that the spread of the coronavirus, in particular, and the threat of a pandemic, in general, snuck up on us as being 鈥渟imply astonishing鈥 and 鈥渟imply untrue.鈥
The Coronavirus, The Congressman And Me
When four KHN reporters were possibly exposed to COVID-19, they tried to take preventive steps. But even for health care journalists, getting tested for the virus 鈥 and figuring out what to do next 鈥 is an uphill task.
Trump Wrongly Said Health Insurers Will Pay For All Coronavirus Treatment
There are important distinctions between how insurance companies will cover the test and the treatment. This makes the president鈥檚 statement an exaggeration, at best.
Insurers Sank Connecticut’s ‘Public Option.’ Would A National Version Survive?
Even in a solidly blue state where voters were demanding relief from high health care costs, the idea of a government-run public option for health insurance faced a 鈥渟team train of opposition.鈥
Dem贸cratas agudizan ataques al sistema de salud, al ritmo de las primarias
En el debate n煤mero 10 realizado en Charleston, Carolina del Sur, tambi茅n se unieron para atacar al senador por Vermont Bernie Sanders, actual favorito.
Democrats Sharpen Health Care Attacks As Primaries Heat Up
The stakes appeared higher in this debate as candidates focused on the upcoming South Carolina primary this weekend and Super Tuesday.
Sanders Embraces New Study That Lowers 鈥楳edicare For All鈥檚鈥 Cost, But Skepticism Abounds
The research exaggerates potential savings, cherry-picks evidence and downplays some of the potential trade-offs.
Past As Prologue: Questioning Buttigieg鈥檚 Claim About Keeping Your Health Care
It鈥檚 鈥渄茅j脿 vu all over again.鈥
Scalpels Out: Democrats Make Slashing Attacks On Health Care Plans
Candidates鈥 tough health policy talk strayed far from hope for unity.
Obamacare A Disgrace? Biden Highlights Bloomberg鈥檚 Negative Remarks About The ACA
There was a time when Bloomberg鈥檚 criticism was consistent.
Would ‘Medicare For All’ Cost More Than U.S. Budget? Biden Says So. Math Says No.
Biden鈥檚 statement misses the mark because of messy math.
In Fierce Debate, Democratic Candidates Expand Health Agenda Arguments
A sampling of health policy highlights from the eighth Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H.聽
Women Shouldn鈥檛 Get A Bill For An IUD 鈥 But Sometimes They Do
The Affordable Care Act requires that insurers cover birth control with no out-of-pocket costs, but the enforcement mechanism is weak and a pending court case could add further complications.
To Boost Bottom Lines, Single-Payer May Be Just What These Restaurateurs Ordered
Small-business owners, frustrated by the byzantine health system, are warming to the idea of a 鈥淢edicare for All,鈥 government-run system, even if it increases their taxes. But they have questions.
Trump On 鈥楳edicare for All鈥 And The Costs Of Extending Health Care To Undocumented Immigrants聽
In his Feb. 4 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said the cost of extending health care to people regardless of their citizenship status would “bankrupt” the U.S.
On Drug Pricing, The President鈥檚 Numbers Are Still Off
We checked again. The data has not changed.
Warren Is Right. Presidents Have The Power To Bypass Congress On Drug Pricing.
But like all of health care, it鈥檚 complicated.
Bloomberg y atenci贸n m茅dica: traducir su historial como alcalde a nivel nacional
驴Qu茅 puede decirnos el r茅cord de Michael Bloomberg durante su per铆odo como alcalde de Nueva York sobre c贸mo podr铆a abordar la atenci贸n m茅dica desde la Casa Blanca?
Bloomberg On Health Care: Translating His Mayoral Record To The National Stage
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses health care as a key message in his Democratic presidential primary run. Now that he will be taking the stage in the Feb. 19 debate, the message could take on even more prominence.
