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CDC guidelines for reopening offices during pandemic

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, Public Health
May 29, 2020

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Remdesivir sent to hospitals without eligible patients + 4 more COVID-19 updates

By Becker's Hospital Review - Healthcare News in Becker's Hospital Review, Channels, Featured, Public Health
May 29, 2020

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As COVID Cuts Deadly Path Through Indiana Prisons, Inmates Say Symptoms Ignored

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media in COVID-19, Disparities, Kaiser Health News, Prison Health Care, Public Health, states
May 29, 2020

Since the start of the pandemic, prisoners and their families have contradicted state officials about the conditions inside Indiana prisons. Many inmates report they’ve had no way to protect themselves from close contact with other inmates and staff members. They believe contracting the coronavirus is inevitable.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Still Seeking A Federal Coronavirus Strategy

By Syndicate – Kaiser Health News in COVID-19, Health Care Costs, Kaiser Health News, KHN's 'What The Health?', Medicare, Multimedia, Podcasts, Public Health, Trump Administration
May 28, 2020

Democrats were not impressed with the Trump administration’s 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 KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Phil Galewitz, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment about a patient who thought he might have COVID-19, did everything right and got a big bill, anyway.