Special Coverage: COVID-19 Coronavirus

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

 

To the Bat Cave: In Search of Covid’s Origins, Scientists Reignite Polarizing Debate on Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’ (KHN) ‘Better Than the Hospital’: Pandemic Boosts Care for Serious Illnesses at Home (CHL) As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services (CHL) Homicides Surge in California Amid Covid Shutdowns of Schools, Youth Programs (KHN) What Does Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine for Teens and Preteens Mean for My Child? (KHN, PolitiFact) Watch: Elisabeth Rosenthal on the Covid-19 ‘Infodemic’ and the Media (KHN) How Employer Actions Could Facilitate Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations (Policy Watch Post) More Than 1 in 4 Medicare Beneficiaries Had a Telehealth Visit Between the Summer and Fall of 2020 (News Release, Issue Brief) May 20 Web Event: Latinos and the Nation’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout (Event) Challenges in the U.S. Territories: COVID-19 and the Medicaid Financing Cliff (News Release, Issue Brief) Updated: Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations Race/Ethnicity (Issue Brief) Updated: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker – Updated as of May 19, 2021 (Interactive) Updated: State COVID-19 Data and Policy Actions (Interactive) Tracking COVID-19 New Global Confirmed Cases (on 5/18): 624,580 Share of Population Vaccinated with 1+ Doses (as of 5/18): 49.5% Total U.S. Deaths (as of 5/18): 587,035

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.

 

Why Your Dentist Might Seem Pushy (KHN, US News) Racism Derails Black Men’s Health, Even as Education Levels Rise (KHN, NPR) Aiding Her Dying Husband, a Geriatrician Learns the Emotional and Physical Toll of Caregiving (KHN, Washington Post) Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and On Demand (KHN, LA Times) ‘Kicking You When You’re Down’: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly for Parking (KHN, NBC News) Latest news summaries from the KHN Morning Briefing

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

 

Contraception 2.0: Findings of a National Study of Online Contraception Platforms (News Release, Issue Brief) Medicare-Covered Older Adults Are Satisfied with Their Coverage, Have Similar Access to Care as Privately-Insured Adults Ages 50 to 64, And Fewer Report Cost-Related Problems (Issue Brief) Post-Mortem On KFF 2020 Election Polling (Poll Finding)