âAn Arm and a Legâ: In Vaccinating Philadelphia, A Mix of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Covid vaccinations are ramping up, so âAn Arm and a Legâ checked in on the effort in Philadelphia, where capitalism and compassion have clashed.
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Listen: Crooked Media and KHN Deliver Diagnosis on Pandemic Relief and ACA
KHN and Crooked Mediaâs âAmerica Dissectedâ have teamed up for a recurring conversation about the policies that make health care seem so tangled. Join KHN journalists and podcast host Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for his âDC Diagnosis.â
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: ACA Packs More Benefits â And More Confusion
The covid relief bill signed by President Joe Biden includes a long list of new health benefits for consumers. But many eligible people may have difficulty taking advantage of them because of the interaction with the income tax system and a lack of expert guidance. Meanwhile, Democrats are debating internally about what should come next on the health agenda. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Rachana Pradhan of KHN join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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Role Reversal: Covid Increases Ranks of Child Caregivers
Millions of teens and preteens help care for ill parents or grandparents. The pandemic has boosted their numbers while making it harder for them to get social and emotional support outside the home.
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How Covid Has Changed Our Movement, as Revealed by Your Cellphone
Californians are venturing out to shop, dine and work far more now than a year ago, when state officials issued the first sweeping stay-at-home order. But weâre still sticking to home way more than before the pandemic, according to mobile phone tracking data.
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âExplained by KHNâ: Consumer Concerns About the Covid Vaccines
Our newsroom has some of the best and smartest health care and health policy reporters in the business. Weâve created a new video series â âExplained by KHNâ â in which our correspondents and editors answer common health care and policy questions. In this edition we cover consumer concerns over the covid-19 vaccines.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Expanding the ACA in an Unpredicted Way
Beyond the billions of dollars aimed squarely at the pandemic, the covid relief bill cleared by Congress this week includes significant changes to health policy. Among them are the first major expansions to the Affordable Care Act since its enactment 11 years ago and changes that could expand coverage for the Medicaid program. Tami Luhby of CNN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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One Year In: How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Causes of Death
Covid-19 has become the countryâs third-leading cause of death, and isnât far behind cancer.
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Behind The Byline: Reporting Road Trip
Check out KHNâs video series â Behind The Byline: How the Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insiderâs view of health care coverage that does not quit.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Good and Not-So-Good News on Covid
The FDA authorized the emergency use of a one-shot vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, which could help accelerate the pace of vaccinations to prevent covid-19. But after a dramatic decline, case numbers are again rising, and several states are rolling back public health mitigation efforts. Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHNâs Jordan Rau about the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ episode.
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âAn Arm and a Legâ: Revisiting Insulin: How the Medicine Got So Expensive
âAn Arm and a Legâ is updating a story, first reported in 2019, about how insulin got to be so expensive. The latest news is more encouraging than expected.
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‘Into the Covid ICU’: A New Doctor Bears Witness to the Isolation, Inequities of Pandemic
Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez graduated from medical school during the pandemic. We follow the rookie doctor for her first months working at a hospital in Fresno, California, as she grapples with isolation, anti-mask rallies and an overwhelming number of deaths.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Staffing Up at HHS
More than a month into the Biden administration, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, finally got his confirmation hearings in the Senate, along with nominees for surgeon general and assistant secretary for health. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court announced it would hear a case challenging the Trump administrationâs regulation that effectively evicted Planned Parenthood from the federal family planning program. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Tami Luhby of CNN and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews HuffPostâs Jonathan Cohn, whose new book, âThe Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage,â is out this week.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Open Enrollment, One More Time
Keeping a campaign promise, President Joe Biden has reopened enrollment for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act on healthcare.gov â and states that run their own health insurance marketplaces followed suit. At the same time, the Biden administration is moving to revoke the Trump administrationâs permission for states to impose work requirements for some adults on the Medicaid health insurance program. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, Rovner interviews medical student Inam Sakinah, president of the new group Future Doctors in Politics.
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âAn Arm and a Legâ: Viral TikTok Video Serves Up Recipe to âCrushâ Medical Debt
A video on the social media platform TikTok explains how consumers can âcrushâ their hospital bills using charity care policies. This wonât work for all medical bills, but it might be a good place to start.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: All About Budget Reconciliation
Even while the Senate is busy with Donald Trumpâs impeachment trial, the House has gotten down to work on a covid relief bill using the budget reconciliation process. Meanwhile, the watchword for covid this week among the public is confusion â over masks, vaccines and just about everything else science-related. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, the panelists recommend their favorite âhealth policy valentinesâ along with their favorite health policy stories they think you should read, too.
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Comparing Death Tolls From Covid to Past Wars Is Fraught
Covid-19 has now killed more Americans than World War II did. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive.
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Californiaâs Rural Counties Endure a Deadly Covid Winter
In the past two months, covid-related infection and death rates have jumped exponentially in Californiaâs least populated counties. The winter surge has scarred corners of the state that went largely unscathed for much of 2020.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Covid and Kids
Can schools safely reopen before all teachers and staffers are vaccinated against covid? And whatâs the best way to communicate that science â and scientific recommendations â change and evolve? Also, get ready for a redo of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage, this time with help and outreach to find those eligible. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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âCruelâ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind
Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are commonplace as states expand whoâs eligible to be vaccinated. The oldest Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a distinct disadvantage.
By Will Stone