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Pandemic-Related Paid Sick Days and Leave to Expire Dec. 31 — With No Extension in Sight

By Steven Findlay in COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, Public Health, states
December 18, 2020

Enacted in March, an emergency measure covers about half of full-time workers nationwide, permitting 10 days of paid sick leave for all who fall ill or need to quarantine, and 50 more days of extended leave for parents who need to care for a child at home due to COVID-related school or day care closures.

More Americans — Of All Political Persuasions — Are Donning Masks

By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News in COVID-19, Kaiser Health News, polls, Public Health
December 18, 2020

Half the public believes the worst of the pandemic is yet to come, but most are prepared to continue to take measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 until vaccines are distributed.

When it comes to weight stigma in children and teens, let’s meet in the middle

By Karla Lester, MD and Katherine Lester in Conditions, KevinMD, Obesity, Pediatrics
December 17, 2020

The divisive reaction to the recent New York Times’ opinion piece by Aubrey Gordon titled, “Leave Fat Kids Alone: The ‘war on childhood obesity’ has only caused shame,” highlights the two extremes in our society’s current approach to addressing t…

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All I Want for Christmas Is a COVID Relief Bill

By Syndicate – Kaiser Health News in Cost and Quality, COVID-19, Health Care Costs, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, KHN's 'What The Health?', Multimedia, Podcasts, Public Health, surprise bills, Vaccines
December 17, 2020

Congress seems on the verge of finishing a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, which will reportedly include neither of the things each party wanted most — for Republicans, liability protections; for Democrats, funding for states and localities. That bill is likely to be tied to a package to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year and, possibly, include a fix for “surprise” medical bills that patients receive when they inadvertently receive care outside their insurance network. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner talks to Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO of the Pacific Business Group on Health, about the future of employer-provided health insurance.