Journalists Follow Leads on Curbing Violence, Improving Psych Care and Crowdsourcing Covid Safety
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Uninsured in South Would Win Big in Democrats’ Plan, but Hospitals Fear Funding Loss
At least 2.2 million low-income adults — nearly all in Texas and the Southeast — would be eligible for government-funded
Read MoreUnderstaffed State Psychiatric Facilities Leave Mental Health Patients in Limbo
Many patients dealing with mental health crises are having to wait several days in an ER until a bed becomes
Read MoreThe Yelp of Covid: Vigilantes Crowdsource Pandemic Safety Tips for Consumers
ATHENS, Ga. — Melissa Lee had more to deal with than funeral planning when her husband, Dan Lee, died by
Read MoreTrabajadores de salud alertan sobre el aumento de la violencia en hospitales
El departamento de emergencias del Hospital San Leandro, en California, donde trabaja la enfermera Mawata Kamara, se cerró de urgencia
Read More‘Are You Going to Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm on Rising Violence
The San Leandro Hospital emergency department, where nurse Mawata Kamara works, went into lockdown recently when a visitor, agitated about
Read MoreMounting Covid Deaths Fuel School Bus Drivers’ Fears
GRIFFIN, Ga. — Natalia D’Angelo got sick right after school started in August. She was driving a school bus for
Read MoreGeorgia Eyes New Medicaid Contract. But How Is the State Managing Managed Care?
Just before Frank Berry left his job as head of Georgia’s Medicaid agency this summer, he said the state “will
Read MoreTelemedicine Abortions Offer Cheaper Options but May Also Undermine Critical Clinics
Allison Hansen had just gone through a breakup with her boyfriend last year when she discovered she was pregnant. She
Read MoreStates Pull Back on Covid Data Even Amid Delta Surge
Two state government websites in Georgia recently stopped posting updates on covid-19 cases in prisons and long-term care facilities, just
Read MoreBiden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes
President Joe Biden’s edict that nursing homes must ensure their workers are vaccinated against covid-19 presents a challenge for an
Read MoreStrides Against HIV/AIDS Falter, Especially in the South, as Nation Battles Covid
Facing a yearlong siege from the coronavirus, the defenses in another, older war are faltering. This story also ran on
Read MoreAirports Step Up Mental Health Assistance as Passenger Anxiety Soars
ATLANTA — Robin Hancock gently worked her steel tongue drum with a pair of mallets, producing a set of soothing,
Read MoreCovid Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants
In a year when covid-19 shattered the pleas of so many who prayed for miracles, a Georgia man with two
Read MoreThe Great Undoing: Which of Trump’s Policies Will Biden Reverse?
KHN has put together an interactive tool of significant health policies implemented by the Trump administration using its own authority
Read MoreNeed Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger
Alexandra Sierra carried boxes of food to her kitchen counter, where her 7-year-old daughter, Rachell, stirred a pitcher of lemonade.
Read MoreDemocrats Are Running Hard on Health Care in Georgia’s Senate Runoffs. Republicans? Not So Much.
Vice President Mike Pence was the clear celebrity draw at a Nov. 20 campaign event for Georgia’s two incumbent U.S.
Read MoreBiden Wins, but His Health Agenda Dims With GOP Likely to Hold Senate
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Former Vice President Joe Biden secured the 270 electoral
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Change Is in the Air
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Assuming former Vice President Joe Biden becomes President-elect Joe Biden
Read MoreComing Abortion Fight Could Threaten Birth Control, Too
About HealthBent KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, who has covered health care for more than 30 years, offers insight
Read MoreLa batalla por el aborto también puede amenazar al control de la natalidad
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de
Read MoreFeds Approve Fractious Georgia Plan to Change ACA Marketplace
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). With the Trump administration announcing two days before Election
Read MoreLack of Antigen Test Reporting Leaves Country ‘Blind to the Pandemic’
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). More than 20 states either
Read MoreAs Georgia Reopened, Officials Knew of Severe Shortage of PPE for Health Workers
As the coronavirus crisis deepened in April, Georgia officials circulated documents showing that to get through the next month, the
Read MoreCalifornia GOP Consultant Rues ‘Big Mistake’ That Led to Family’s COVID Infections
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). SACRAMENTO — The tweet Richard Costigan posted July 23
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Read MoreCoronavirus Threatens The Lives Of Rural Hospitals Already Stretched To Breaking Point
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED on March 21] Rural hospitals
Read MoreFeds Slow Down But Don’t Stop Georgia’s Contentious Effort To Ditch ACA Marketplace
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The Trump administration announced Thursday it was putting on
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