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Nothing in this viral meme is accurate. And there are other places to place blame.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
When you factor in population size, the U.S. is still behind.
The Supreme Court this week, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that insurers are due the roughly $12 billion that Congress several years ago tried to cut off in payments under the Affordable Care Acts risk corridors provision. And while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in many places around the country, states are starting to reopen their economies at the urging of President Donald Trump and over objections of public health officials. Caitlin Owens of Axios and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNs Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month installment about COVID testing that should have been free but was not.
The U.S. government spent $36 billion computerizing health records, yet theyre of limited help in the COVID-19 crisis.
Repurposing one N95 mask 20 times is not the same as having 20 new ones.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
HHS said this test would save personal protective equipment. But Abbotts very design devised for mobile testing means those working with specimens need even more protection, experts warn.
The messaging from the White House coronavirus press briefings is becoming more confusing as President Donald Trump and his science advisers appear to not see eye to eye. Meanwhile, Congress is ready to approve more money to address both the health and economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. And the virus is taking an almost unimaginable toll on the nations nursing homes and putting strain on patients and health care providers with non-COVID ailments. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more.
KHNs Julie Rovner discusses the Trump administrations blueprint for reopening the economy and its effect on public health on WBURs On Point.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
President Donald Trump says the country has seen a peak in new cases, but that doesnt mean the end of the pandemic, experts say. Buckle in we could be social distancing into 2022.
The former president's statement highlights a clear difference of opinion that will likely come up often on the campaign trail.
Despite intense lobbying for a piece of the $100 billion bailout pot, big New York hospitals and rural systems alike say they arent getting a fair share.
The politics of COVID-19 are pretty polarized, but health experts across the ideological spectrum agree: The U.S. will need more robust testing before its safe to relax social-distancing requirements. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, Congress and the nations governors continue to spar over who should be responsible for what. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
As part of the federal response to the coronavirus crisis, Medicare is offering to give hospitals and doctors accelerated payments.
KHNs Julie Rovner examines what health care issues the administration might encounter if President Donald Trump wins in November.
As states scour the world for masks and other protective medical equipment, the federal government has repeatedly invoked a little-known clause in the Defense Production Act to step to the front of the line for sought-after health supplies.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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