Category: Public Health

Only 40% of Americans know vaccines reduce chances of testing positive for COVID-19: Poll

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges

President Joe Biden unveiled a compromise “Build Back Better” framework shortly before taking off for key meetings in Europe, but it’s unclear whether the framework can win the votes of all Democrats in the House and Senate, and it leaves out some of the party’s health priorities, notably significant provisions to lower prescription drug prices. Meanwhile, younger children may soon be eligible for covid vaccines. Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet and Rachana Pradhan of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

Only 27% of parents will vaccinate young kids right away, poll finds

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New Michigan COVID-19 numbers encouraging amid delta-fueled surge

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Antidepressant may reduce risk of severe COVID-19, study finds

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Democrats’ Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits Put Pinch on Advantage Plans’ Funding

As lawmakers weigh new spending provisions to cover dental, hearing and vision services for Medicare beneficiaries, a group supporting Medicare Advantage plans is airing commercials that raise concerns about the funding for those private plans.

6 recent updates on COVID-19 variants

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COVID-19 long-haulers struggle to prove illness for disability benefits

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New COVID-19 cases down nearly 60% since delta surge

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As the pandemic phases out, how do we talk about it?

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