Deadly Mix: How Bars Are Fueling COVID-19 Outbreaks
In some states, bars and taverns have brought legal challenges to the coronavirus restrictions that have slowed sales and business.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Democrats in Array (For Now)
In a highly produced, made-for-TV political convention, Democrats papered over their differences on a variety of issues, including health care, to show a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to complicate efforts to get students back to school, and a federal judge blocks the Trump administrationâs efforts to eliminate anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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COVID Testing Choke Points
A case study of COVID-19 testing in Sacramento, California, shows that bottlenecks in the testing supply chain this summer limited peopleâs access to tests and dramatically delayed results. Similar scenarios played out in communities across the country.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Kamala Harris on Health
The Democratic presidential ticket is complete, with Joe Bidenâs selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Health has not been a major issue for Harris, whose career priority has been the criminal justice system. But expect Republicans to pounce on her on-again, off-again support for âMedicare for All.â Meanwhile, with Congress still in a stalemate over another round of COVID-19 relief, President Donald Trump is trying to use his executive power to do what lawmakers have not â with mixed success. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Listen: Will Telemedicine Outlast the Pandemic?
KHN's Julie Rovner appears on WDET's "Detroit Today" to discuss the future of telemedicine.
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Behind The Byline: The Count â And the Toll
Check out KHNâs video series 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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âAn Arm and a Legâ: Financial Self-Defense School Is Now in Session
Starting in August 2020, a new episode every other week. No time like a pandemic to learn more about how to fight the high cost of health care.
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KHNâs âWhat the Health?â: Still Waiting for That Trump Health Plan
President Donald Trump keeps promising a comprehensive plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. And he keeps not delivering. Meanwhile, members of Congress and White House officials seem unable to agree on a new COVID-19 relief bill. And Missouri becomes the sixth state where voters approved a Medicaid expansion ballot measure. Tami Luhby of CNN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Listen: ACA Heading to Supreme Court â Again
KHNâs Julie Rovner joins âSCOTUStalkâ podcast host Amy Howe to examine the justicesâ upcoming review of the Affordable Care Act. The latest challenge to the health law by Republican state officials is expected to be heard by the court in the fall, perhaps even on Election Day.
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Listen: NPR Interview About Less Lethal Weapons That Can Maim Or Kill
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jay Hancock of KHN about an investigation into the use of so-called less-lethal munitions â such as rubber bullets and bean bags â at protests, and why theyâve never been regulated.
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KHNâs âWhat The Health?â: Republicans in COVID Disarray
President Donald Trumpâs sobering view of COVID-19 didnât last long â this week, he was back to pushing hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has been shown not to work in treating the virus. Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill are still scrambling to agree among themselves and with the White House on the next coronavirus relief bill, as both a moratorium on evictions and extra unemployment payments expire. And the debate over drug prices, which was going to be one of the biggest health issues of this election year, makes a brief appearance. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Markian Hawryluk, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ story about a surprise bill from a surprise surgical assistant.
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Missourians to Vote on Medicaid Expansion as Crisis Leaves Millions Without Insurance
Around the country, Medicaid enrollment is up as people who have lost jobs during the pandemic seek health insurance. Expanding eligibility for Missouriâs program, which could help thousands of recently unemployed residents, will be on the ballot Tuesday.
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Dental and Doctorsâ Offices Still Struggling with COVID Job Loss
Newly released employment data underscores the lingering toll the pandemic has taken on a range of outpatient services in California and across the U.S., from pediatric and family medical practices to dental offices, medical labs and home health care.
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Watch: When a Surprise Helper During Surgery Is Out-of-Network
"CBS This Morning" features the July installment of KHN-NPR's Bill of the Month about a surgical assistant's out-of-network bill for helping during knee surgery.
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KHNâs âWhat The Health?â: Trump Twists on Virus Response
President Donald Trump has, for now at least, become a realist on the extent of the COVID-19 crisis around the country, and he is urging Americans to socially distance and wear masks. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Republicans facing a July 31 deadline are scrambling to come together on their version of the next COVID relief bill. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Tami Luhby of CNN join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews NPRâs Pam Fessler, author of the new book âCarvilleâs Cure,â which traces the history of the United Statesâ only federal leprosarium.
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Listen: Outbreak of Trench Fever Grips Coloradans
KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined KUNCâs Henry Zimmerman on âColorado Editionâ to discuss his recent story on an outbreak of trench fever around Denver.
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Medicaid Mystery: Millions of Enrollees Havenât Materialized in California
State officials had projected that 2 million Californians would join Medi-Cal, the stateâs health insurance program for low-income people, by July because of the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. Yet enrollment has barely budged, and why is unclear.
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Listen: How the Pandemic Further Politicized Public Health
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Texas Public Radioâs David Martin Davies on âThe Sourceâ show to talk about the politicization of public health during the COVID pandemic.
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Behind The Byline: ‘Reporting From a Distance’
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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Watch: COVID Patients and Families Battle to Get Benefits
KHN senior correspondent Christina Jewett describes the obstacles facing workers and their families trying to secure death benefits or workersâ compensation after COVID-19 struck.