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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges

President Joe Biden unveiled a compromise “Build Back Better” framework shortly before taking off for key meetings in Europe, but it’s unclear whether the framework can win the votes of all Democrats in the House and Senate, and it leaves out some of the party’s health priorities, notably significant provisions to lower prescription drug prices. Meanwhile, younger children may soon be eligible for covid vaccines. Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet and Rachana Pradhan of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

Oct. 28, 2021

'Where It Hurts' Podcast

‘No Mercy’ Bonus Episodes: More From Fort Scott, Kansas

Check out the latest bonus episodes from the award-winning "Where It Hurts" podcast.

By Sarah Jane Tribble

Oct. 22, 2021

COVID-19

Worn-Out Nurses Hit the Road for Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets — And Morale

Managers are trapped in a pricey hiring cycle, competing for critical care nurses who can monitor covid patients on life support. Some hospitals are looking abroad to replace staffers who quit to become travel nurses or leave the profession.

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio

Oct. 21, 2021

Hygienists Brace for Pitched Battles With Dentists in Fights Over Practice Laws

In a battle reflecting turf wars around the country, Illinois dentists defeated legislation that would have allowed hygienists to practice in nursing homes and prisons where dental care can be scarce.

By Giles Bruce

Oct. 19, 2021

‘Are You Going to Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm on Rising Violence

Health care workers already bore the brunt of workplace violence in the U.S. Now, tensions from an exhausting pandemic are spilling over into hospitals.

By Bram Sable-Smith and Andy Miller

Oct. 11, 2021

COVID-19

Community Clinics Shouldered Much of the Vaccine Rollout. Many Haven’t Been Paid.

Federally qualified health centers from California to Michigan are mired in a bureaucratic mess over how they should be paid under Medicaid for each dose of covid vaccine given. In California alone, clinics await reimbursement for at least 1 million shots, causing a “massive cash flow problem.”

By Rachana Pradhan and Rachel Bluth

Oct. 11, 2021

From Sewers to Golf Courses, Cities See Green With New Federal Covid Relief Dollars

The American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress in March, provides $130 billion to cities, counties and tribes — with few restrictions on how the money can be spent.

By Phil Galewitz

Oct. 8, 2021

COVID-19

Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites

The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care.

By Lauren Weber

Sept. 30, 2021

COVID-19

Firefighters on Front Lines, No Strangers to Risk, Push Back Against Covid Vaccine Mandates

Among the people still reluctant to get vaccinated — and pushing against mandates — are firefighters, many of whom also respond to medical calls as paramedics and EMTs and have witnessed the ravages of the pandemic firsthand.

By Sandy West

Sept. 27, 2021

COVID-19

These Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class — And Covid Out

Coronavirus outbreaks have shuttered K-12 classrooms across the U.S., affecting tens of thousands of K-12 students. To avoid the same fate, some school districts are tapping federal dollars to set up testing programs and step up their vigilance against the virus.

By Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media

Sept. 27, 2021

Biosimilar Drugs Are Cheaper Than Biologics. Are They Similar Enough to Switch?

Biologic drugs, made from living organisms, and the cheaper biosimilar drugs that mimic them are more complex than chemical drugs and their generic counterparts. The Food and Drug Administration says biosimilars are as safe and effective as the biologics, and doctors agree — but they are cautious about changing the treatment regimen of patients doing well.

By Michelle Andrews

Sept. 23, 2021

Underfunded and Under Threat

Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic

At least 26 states have passed laws to permanently limit public health powers, a KHN investigation has found, weakening the country’s ability to fight not only the current resurgence of the pandemic but other health crises to come.

By Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Sept. 15, 2021

COVID-19

Your Covid Game Plan: Are Stadiums Safe?

Fall and football go hand in hand. But with covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring from the delta variant, is it safe to go to the stadium? KHN asks the experts.

By Phil Galewitz and Andy Miller

Sept. 3, 2021

COVID-19

Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage in Hospital Staffing Wars

After months of burnout from the pandemic, hospitals are scrambling to fill nursing and other jobs. Some administrators, particularly in rural areas, are afraid to implement vaccine mandates that alienate their short-handed staffs.

By Lauren Weber

Aug. 31, 2021

COVID-19

Concert Venues Are Banking on Proof of Vaccines or Negative Tests to Woo Back Fans

Two days before hosting an outdoor Wilco concert, the St. Louis Music Park announced it would require proof of vaccination or a negative covid test for all ticket holders, sending some attendees scrambling and upending plans. Concertgoers, promoters and venues nationwide are all having to pivot quickly to find safer ways of enjoying live music amid the pandemic’s delta surge.

By Eric Berger

Aug. 30, 2021

KHN On Air

Journalists Give Rundown on Vaccine Mandates and FDA’s Official Approval of the Pfizer Shot

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Aug. 28, 2021

COVID-19

Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents

Efforts by states and the private health plans that many states pay to cover low-income Americans has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of data.

By Phil Galewitz

Aug. 27, 2021

COVID-19

States Pull Back on Covid Data Even Amid Delta Surge

As covid case numbers rise nationwide, Georgia and some other states have restricted the case count data they share publicly.

By Andy Miller

Aug. 27, 2021

COVID-19

What Missouri Learned the Hard Way About Rapid Covid Testing in Schools

Missouri’s ambitious school testing plan landed with a thud. What it can teach us now about keeping the delta variant out of classrooms.

By Rachana Pradhan

Aug. 26, 2021

Rafiah Maxie holds a photo of her son, Jamal Clay

Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color

Suicides have risen among Black, Hispanic and other communities of color during covid. But the rates were already escalating before the pandemic struck.

By Aneri Pattani

Aug. 23, 2021

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