The Pandemic Is Hurting Pediatric Hospitals, Too
Children鈥檚 hospitals were generally in good shape before COVID-19, but now their revenues are plunging as beds they reserved to assist in the pandemic effort remain empty.
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鈥楲ast Responders鈥 Seek To Expand Postmortem COVID Testing In Unexplained Deaths
Early in the outbreak, some coroners and medical examiners didn鈥檛 have enough tests to use for people who died unexpectedly at home to see whether the coronavirus was a factor. Now, as testing gradually becomes widely available, more such mysteries could be solved.
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Tourists, Beware: Foreign Visitors鈥 Travel Health Insurance Might Exclude Pandemics
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 鈥 unfamiliar with the way the American health system works 鈥 on the hook for major expenses.
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Medicaid Providers At The End Of The Line For Federal COVID Funding
Congress authorized $100 billion for health care providers to help reimburse them for losses linked to the coronavirus pandemic. But the majority of that funding so far has gone to hospitals, doctors and other facilities that serve Medicare patients. Providers primarily serving low-income Medicaid populations and children have been largely left out.
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鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: Angst And Advice From A Health Insurance Insider
A podcast listener who works in the health insurance industry says that when you鈥檙e trying to untangle a problem with your health insurance company ask the representative on the phone to slow down. And if need be, don鈥檛 hesitate to ask to speak with a supervisor.
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Postcard From Indianapolis
In The COVID Age, Bring A Mask And Gloves To A Protest
After a police shooting in Indianapolis, activists held a protest 鈥 but, recognizing the dangers of the coronavirus in a crowd, many worked to make sure demonstrators took proper precautions.
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Drugmakers Tout COVID-19 Vaccines To Refurbish Their Public Image
Vaccines and antivirals have long been an afterthought but Johnson & Johnson and other firms are widely publicizing how they might stop COVID 19.
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Listen: Tough Talk On Capitol Hill
KHN’s Julie Rovner joined other journalists on Friday’s ‘On Point’ broadcast to talk about health news, including states relaxing their stay-at-home orders and Capitol Hill hearings featuring testimony before Congress by Drs. Anthony Fauci and Rick Bright.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Evidence Shows Obama Team Left A Pandemic 鈥楪ame Plan鈥 For Trump Administration
There鈥檚 an actual paper trail.
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As Congress Weighs COVID Liability Protections, States Shield Health Providers
Under pressure from organizations representing doctors, nurses, hospitals and other care providers, a handful of states are offering them protections from civil lawsuits over medical treatment.
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Chasing The Elusive Dream Of A COVID Cure
Thousands of researchers worldwide are looking for a treatment that will go beyond what remdesivir can do for COVID patients.
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Another Coronavirus Casualty: California鈥檚 Budget
Before the coronavirus hit, California was looking at a budget surplus of more than $5 billion and lawmakers were debating how to increase the size of government health programs. Now, the state faces a deficit, program cuts, high unemployment 鈥 and no significant investment in public health funding at a time when the state needs it the most.
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In Reversal, Kansas Will Count All Positive COVID Cases, Even Asymptomatic Ones
Following a KCUR report, Kansas officials said the state鈥檚 public reporting of pandemic trends will count all tests that come back positive for the new coronavirus, even when the patient has no symptoms.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: What鈥檚 In The Next Round Of COVID-19 Relief?
House Democrats unveiled legislation that would effectively double what the federal government has spent on relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, but Republicans say they want to wait before even talking about another bill. Meanwhile, a key Republican senator called the GOP court case challenging the Affordable Care Act 鈥渇limsy.鈥 Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
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Despite Pandemic, Trauma Centers See No End To 鈥楾he Visible Virus Of Violence鈥
A steady stream of gunshot victims continues to flow into a trauma center on Chicago鈥檚 South Side and many other metropolitan trauma centers. This puts a strain on hospitals already busy fighting COVID-19.
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KHN & POLITIFACT HEALTHCHECK
Trump’s Comparison Of COVID-19 Death Rates In Germany, US Is Wrong
Experts agreed that Trump’s statement is not supported by the data.
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Postcard From Montana
Under COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals
A rural Montana county of 5,000 people lays claim to the state’s highest COVID-19 infection rate. The community risks additional spread, though, because of a private prison situated there. If the virus infiltrates the prison and just a fraction of inmates get sick, the area鈥檚 limited health resources may not endure.
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Returning To Roots, Indian Health Service Seeks Traditional Healers
The Indian Health Service hospital at Montana’s Fort Belknap reservation has put out a call for applicants for two traditional practitioner positions, part of a new recognition of Native American ethnobotany expertise that was pushed underground for decades. The openings are already making waves in the state.
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Postcard From The Coachella Valley
Beyond The Glam: Feeding The Coachella Valley鈥檚 Most Vulnerable Residents
Poverty is real in the Coachella Valley, a region known for its glitzy resorts and music festival. During the COVID crisis, the California National Guard and California Conservation Corps are helping an area food bank distribute food to older residents and those with disabilities.
