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Under the national emergency, the government has waived a law that required patients to have an in-person visit with a physician before they could be prescribed drugs that help quell withdrawal symptoms, such as Suboxone. Now they can get those prescriptions via a phone call or videoconference with a doctor. That may give video addiction therapy a kick-start.
Labor unions have called for the agency to issue an emergency standard that would define what steps employers must take to protect their workers from the coronavirus. It has not done that, although it offered guidance that it said does not create a ânew legal obligationâ for employers.
Federal officials have known for nearly a decade which counties are most likely to suffer devastation â both in loss of lives and jobs â in a pandemic.
Former officials from the federal agency criticize OSHA for a slow and timid response to a âworker safety crisis of monstrous proportionsâ unfolding in hospitals, nursing homes.
âUnscrupulous providersâ could take advantage of the boom in treatment delivered via voice or video calls.
Because the surge of COVID-19 cases hasnât yet hit all parts of America, some hospitals are able to learn lessons from the hot spots and prepare for the onslaught. In Wichita, Kansas, Ascension Via Christi hospitals converted a portion of a hospital cafeteria into a grocery store and offered alternative housing and child care for staff members working long hours in a stressful setting. The hospital group is also working with local aircraft manufacturers and 3D-printing hobbyists to produce face shields and other safety materials.
Poorly rated long-term care facilities stand out in the COVID-19 crisis â but even the best are affected.
An early morning text. A lawyer-filled meeting on a Sunday afternoon. Emotional journal entries. And, ultimately, action. In the 24 hours before San Francisco Bay Area public health officials issued the countryâs first stay-at-home order, they debated how to tackle the alarming rise in COVID-19 infections. Their decision set the course for the nation.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed won nationwide praise for taking drastic early measures against COVID-19. But her hesitation over how to care for the homeless came back to bite her.
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Newsyâs "Morning Rush" and WAMUâs â1Aâ show to talk about the challenges facing rural America during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though it already had one staff member testing positive for the coronavirus, the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing did not tell 911 operators this fact as it called ambulances to take residents in respiratory distress to the hospital, a WPLN investigation reveals.
Health care providers are seeing the effects of climate change in hospitals across the U.S. â and urging their peers to take action.
Language in the CARES Act says providers who take emergency funding cannot balance-bill coronavirus patients â and âevery patientâ is considered a possible COVID-19 patient.
KHNâs Julie Rovner discusses the Trump administrationâs blueprint for reopening the economy and its effect on public health on WBURâs âOn Point.â
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Francisco DĂaz ordinarily works educating seniors about their diabetes, but he has moved to the emergency room, on the front line in the battle against coronavirus. He said his Latino background helps him communicate with the many Spanish-speaking patients and understand their culture.
Many states are dramatically loosening regulations on nurse practitioners as the coronavirus pandemic increases demand for health care workers. But not California.
President Donald Trump says the country has seen a peak in new cases, but that doesnât mean the end of the pandemic, experts say. Buckle in â we could be social distancing into 2022.
With hospitals struggling to get more ventilators, they must ensure every ventilator they have is ready for service. But manufacturers limit who can repair them.
The former president's statement highlights a clear difference of opinion that will likely come up often on the campaign trail.
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