Category: Kaiser Health News

GOP Senate Ad Misrepresents Mont. Governor’s Stance on Rural Hospitals, Public Option

The race between Steve Bullock and Steve Daines reflects a trend in campaigns nationwide. Republicans often paint Democrats as left of the general public and health care has often been one of the issues the GOP highlights in that effort. In this case, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is leaping to conclusions with its claims.

Teen Artist’s Portraits Help Frame Sacrifice of Health Care Workers Lost to COVID

A 15-year-old high school student in New Jersey is memorializing doctors, nurses and others who died after tending to coronavirus patients.

Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic

COVID-19 has upended the lives of people with dementia, limiting their interactions with others and complicating matters for their caregivers.

‘Pennie’-Pinching States Take Over Obamacare Exchanges From Feds

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are leaving the federal marketplace this fall to save money and will start their own insurance exchanges. Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia and Maine are looking to join them in 2021 or beyond.

Trust, Fear and Solidarity Will Determine the Success of a COVID Vaccine

Polio terrified Americans, and in 1955, when Jonas Salk’s vaccine became available, they snapped it up like candy. Sixty-five years later, COVID is the latest dread virus, but many undercurrents could inhibit its acceptance.

With COVID Vaccine Trial, Rural Oregon Clinic Steps Onto World Stage

A small allergy clinic in Medford, Oregon, might seem an unlikely place to recruit hundreds of volunteers to test the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19. But its steward has a record of leading hundreds of clinical trials.

PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn

The rolling shortages of personal protective gear continue even in hospitals, as buyers look directly for manufacturers — often through a maze of companies that have sprung up overnight.

‘Is This When I Drop Dead?’ Two Doctors Report From the COVID Front Lines

Two emergency room doctors, one in New York and the other in Houston, discuss their cities’ coronavirus outbreaks — and responses.

COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul

Poor information-sharing between hospitals and public health agencies has hurt the response to the pandemic. Some health care systems and IT companies are making inroads, but an overhaul would cost billions.

Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story

The first known coronavirus patient in the U.S. to undergo a double lung transplant is now strong enough to share the story of her ordeal.