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KHN Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony appeared on KSDKâs âToday in St. Louisâ with host Rene Knott to discuss the unwritten rules that Black teens learn to try to safely navigate other peopleâs racist assumptions.
While federal and state officials continue to wrangle over coronavirus testing, the population testing positive is skewing younger. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wins a round in court over its requirements for hospitals to publicly reveal their prices, and the fight over the fate of the Affordable Care Act heats up once again. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews former Obama administration health aide Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who has written a new book comparing international health systems.
California Healthlineâs Samantha Young helped lead a discussion about the stateâs response to the novel coronavirus. Infections and hospitalizations are surging across the state.
California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester joined KQEDâs Lily Jamali on âThe California Reportâ and Alison St John on KPBSâ âMidday Editionâ to discuss the threats that public health workers are facing as they enact pandemic protections.
Some experts say the United States is arguably still in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic and history tells us that the 1918 influenza pandemic came in at least three waves. But thatâs not necessarily a template for how the coronavirus pandemic will play out, because the coronavirus doesnât have the same degree of seasonality that influenza does.
Counting deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic is easier said than done. Without widespread testing, officials must sort through presumed COVID deaths and those who died with infections rather than from them. Then there are the indirect deaths of people who died from circumstances created by the pandemic.
KHN Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony spoke with âThe 21stâ host Brian Mackey about the implications of reopening the U.S. and recent protests.
The Trump administration rolled back protections for transgender patients just days before the Supreme Court cemented LGBTQ rights under the Civil Rights Act. So, what now? Meanwhile, coronavirus politics reaches beyond health care settings. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Tami Luhby of CNN and Shefali Luthra of KHN join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal joins a panel of health journalists on CNN to discuss the lack of public briefings on coronavirus by key medical experts in the Trump administration.
KHN's Julie Rovner visits âHere & Nowâ to discuss the outlook for fundamental changes in the health care industry triggered by the coronavirus outbreak.
Public health officials are confronting growing pressure â and threats â across the country as the backlash to the coronavirus response continues. At least 27 state and local health leaders have resigned, retired or been fired since April across 13 states.
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the public seems more confused than ever. And health officials still are not all on the same page; this week the World Health Organization had to walk back an officialâs statement about how commonly the virus is spread by people without symptoms. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews Michael Mackert, a professor and health communications expert at the University of Texas-Austin, about how health information can best be translated to the public.
The outrage over the death of an African American man, George Floyd, after he was restrained and knelt on by Minneapolis police officers has sparked national protests, including in places where the coronavirus is still spreading. Meanwhile, President Donald Trumpâs attempt to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization could have ramifications for Americans. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Mary Agnes Carey of KHN and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews Jonathan Oberlander, a University of North Carolina health policy professor and the editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, about articles examining the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of health inequity and structural racism.
âAn Arm and a Legâ wraps an all-COVID podcast season with three different perspectives on what the pandemic is costing us â and what might come next.
Democrats were not impressed with the Trump administrationâs COVID-19 national testing strategy document submitted to Congress this week. They say the pandemic requires more direction from the federal government, while the administration wants to give nearly all the responsibility to the states. Meanwhile, in an effort to shore up his base of senior voters, President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to limit what those on Medicare must pay out-of-pocket for insulin. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Erin Mershon of STAT News and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Phil Galewitz, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ installment about a patient who thought he might have COVID-19, did everything right and got a big bill, anyway.
Transit ridership has plummeted because of COVID-19, but millions of Americans still rely on buses and trains to get around, often because they have no other choice.
After being sick with COVID-19, missing weeks of work and pay, this podcast listener has a great story and some advice for us all.
A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID symptoms surfaced. Still, he ended up with a huge bill from an insurer that had said it waived cost sharing for coronavirus treatment. What gives?
Just about every state is lifting some coronavirus-related restrictions, but itâs unclear how things are really going, considering data on the spread of the virus lags and may not be reliable. Meanwhile, the federal government continues to throw more responsibility for dealing with the pandemic to state and local governments. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
A podcast listener who works in the health insurance industry says that when youâre trying to untangle a problem with your health insurance company ask the representative on the phone to slow down. And if need be, donât hesitate to ask to speak with a supervisor.
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