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.

The Last Major Phase of the COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Children Under 5 (Issue Brief) Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care (Navigating Aging Column, CNN) COVID-19 leading cause of death ranking (Issue Brief) A Disabled Activist Speaks Out About Feeling ‘Disposable’ (KHN) Tracking The Pandemic’s Effects On Health Outcomes, Costs, And Access To Care (Perspective) Over 200,000 Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities Have Died From COVID-19 (Policy Watch) Are Medicare Advantage Insurers Covering the Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests? (Policy Watch) FAQs on Medicare Coverage and Costs Related to COVID-19 Testing and Treatment (Issue Brief) Feb. 8 Web Event: Americans’ Attitudes and Experiences with COVID-19 Vaccines: What We’ve Learned from the Vaccine Monitor (Event) Global COVID-19 Tracker - Updated as of February 4, 2022 (Interactive) U.S. International COVID-19 Vaccine Donations Tracker – Updated as of February 4, 2022 (Interactive)  KFF Global COVID-19 Coverage Tool: Current and Projected Coverage – Updated as of February 4, 2022 (Interactive)   Tracking COVID-19 New Global Confirmed Cases (as of 2/3): 3,169,028 New U.S. Cases (as of 2/3): 281,518 Current U.S. Hospitalizations (as of 2/3): 116,856

 

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.   KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Paging the HHS Secretary (Podcast) California Inks Sweetheart Deal With Kaiser Permanente, Jeopardizing Medicaid Reforms (KHN Exclusive) Mental Health Therapists Seek Exemption From Part of Law to Ban Surprise Billing (KHN, NPR) Latest news summaries from the KHN Morning Briefing

Data and Analysis The latest policy analysis and data from KFF.   Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes, Care, and Treatment (Archived Webcast) Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes, Screening, and Treatment (Issue Brief) Network Adequacy Standards and Enforcement (Issue Brief)