Special Coverage: COVID-19 Coronavirus

Special Coverage: COVID-19 Coronavirus

The latest news and analysis on the coronavirus pandemic. You can find a complete list of recent releases on KFF.org and KHN.org.

 

In Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance Crews (KHN, NPR) Fresh Faces, Fewer Tools: Meet the New Bosses Fighting Covid (KHN, USA Today) Vaccinating Children Ages 5-11: Policy Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout (News Release, Issue Brief) Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity (Issue Brief) U.S. International COVID-19 Vaccine Donations Tracker – Updated as of October 27 (Issue Brief)  KFF Global COVID-19 Coverage Tool: Current and Projected Coverage – Updated as of October 27 (Interactive) Updated: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker – October 27, 2021 (Interactive) Tracking COVID-19 New Global Confirmed Cases (on 10/26): 433,790 New Confirmed Cases in the U.S. (on 10/26): 61,863 Total U.S. Full Vaccinations (as of 10/27):190,793,100

News and Headlines News and headlines from Kaiser Health News (KHN) and California Healthline (CHL). Follow KHN on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and CHL on Facebook  and Twitter, for the latest updates.

 

Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision (KHN, Database, Daily Beast) Medicare Plans’ ‘Free’ Dental, Vision, Hearing Benefits Come at a Cost (KHN, Washington Post) How Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a High-Cost Emergency (KHN, NPR) Analysis: A Procedure That Cost $1,775 in New York Was $350 in Maryland. Here’s Why. (KHN, New York Times) Understaffed State Psychiatric Facilities Leave Mental Health Patients in Limbo (KHN, NBC) Direct Primary Care, With a Touch of Robin Hood (KHN, Sacramento Bee) 3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care (KHN, Fortune) Latest news summaries from the KHN Morning Briefing

Data and Analysis The latest policy analysis and data from KFF.

 

States Respond to COVID-19 Challenges but Also Take Advantage of New Opportunities to Address Long-Standing Issues: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 (Report, Issue Brief, News Release) 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey Archives (Report) Potential Costs and Impact of Health Provisions in the Build Back Better Act (Issue Brief) Advancing Health Equity Requires More and Better Data (Policy Watch)

The Buzz See what's driving health policy conversation on social media. Follow KFF on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest updates and perspectives.

 

 

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