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Stark Racial Disparities Persist in Vaccinations, State-Level CDC Data Shows
Black Americans鈥 vaccination rates still trail all other groups, while Hispanics show improvement. Native Americans show the strongest rates nationally.
How One Indie Artist Used Her Pandemic Lockdown to Create an Album With Global Collaborators
The pandemic-induced lockdowns have only increased the demand for music-streaming services. This independent singer wrote, recorded and produced an album with musicians around the world during the pandemic鈥檚 rolling stay-at-home mandates.
Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccines at a much lower rate than their white peers due to a combination of mistrust and access issues, leaving them behind in the mission to vaccinate the nation鈥檚 population.
After a Deadly COVID Outbreak, Maryland County Takes Steps to Protect Health Workers
Prince George鈥檚 County in Maryland is taking action after a coronavirus outbreak left veteran public health worker Chantee Mack dead and several colleagues with lasting medical problems. But some staffers say more still needs to be done to keep public health workers on the front lines of the COVID fight safe.
Lack of Antigen Test Reporting Leaves Country 鈥楤lind to the Pandemic鈥
A KHN review found more than 20 states either don鈥檛 count or have incomplete data on the use of COVID-19 antigen tests, leaving the public in the dark about the true scope of the pandemic.
Maryland County Pledges Investigation of Health Worker’s Coronavirus Death
The disease intervention specialist at the Prince George鈥檚 County Health Department was among at least 20 department employees infected by the coronavirus, union officials say. The outbreak underscores the stark dangers facing the nation鈥檚 front-line public health army.
Essential and in Danger: Coronavirus Sickens, Even Kills Public Health Workers
As the coronavirus threatens the nation鈥檚 public health army, an outbreak in Maryland reflects the tension between serving the community and protecting workers from a deadly disease.
When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding The Bag
As doctors look for alternative ways to charge patients for care, some Medicare enrollees may lose access to their physicians.
Baltimore鈥檚 鈥楽queegee Boys鈥: 鈥業f We Don鈥檛 Go Out, We Don鈥檛 Eat鈥
The federal government鈥檚 relief package left behind many of America鈥檚 poorest workers struggling to make ends meet as the coronavirus ravaged and unemployment rose. Baltimore鈥檚 鈥渟queegee boys鈥 are among them.
Dispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus
Emergency rule changes by the federal government and some insurers have made telemedicine a useful tool.
Con reportes parciales de los estados, el panorama de COVID-19 en el pa铆s es borroso
Varios estados informan solo resultados positivos de la prueba para COVID-19 de laboratorios privados, una pr谩ctica que pinta una imagen enga帽osa del ritmo de propagaci贸n de la enfermedad.
Some States Are Reporting Incomplete COVID-19 Results, Blurring The Full Picture
Maryland, Ohio and others are reporting only positive tests, which skews tracking and an understanding of how the virus spreads.
Listen: The Reverberations of Gun Violence In Baltimore
KHN鈥檚 Chaseedaw Giles discusses her story about the West Baltimore barber who cares for his clients in life and death on Baltimore鈥檚 news radio station, WBAL.
Baltimore barber Antoine Dow helps bring dignity to young black men whose lives were cut short by gun violence.
Iglesias logran saldar millones en cuentas m茅dicas de miles de personas
Iglesias de Maryland, Illinois, Virginia, Texas, entre otros lugares han logrado negociar con aseguradoras y saldar deudas m茅dicas de sus feligreses… y m谩s.
Churches Wipe Out Millions In Medical Debt For Others
In a mission of forgiveness, churches around the country are buying up medical debt for pennies on the dollar then erasing the debts of strangers. Since the start of 2018, at least 18 churches nationwide have abolished more than $34 million burdening America鈥檚 most debt-ridden patients.
Putting Oversized Health Care Costs Upfront 鈥 On T-Shirts
The Maryland Health Care Commission has created a consumer education campaign that puts the costs of common health care procedures on a place where people might see them 鈥 T-shirts.
鈥楾hey Deserve It鈥: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared For Like Family
With the motto 鈥淲here Heroes Meet Angels,鈥 a small Veterans Affairs effort pairs vets in need of nursing home care with caregivers willing to share their homes. Medical foster homes save money, but it鈥檚 difficult to find enough spaces for all those who could benefit.
As Proton Centers Struggle, A Sign Of A Health Care Bubble?
Companies pushed proton machines and counted on advertising, doctors and insurers to ensure a steady business treating cancer. But the dollars haven鈥檛 flowed in as expected.
Federal Appeals Court Puts Chill On Maryland Law To Fight Drug Price-Gouging
The decision in Maryland鈥檚 case could slow momentum for other states that are attempting to take action to curb high drug costs.
