By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News When the pandemic sidelined in-office visits at his practice, Dr. Dael Waxman “wasn’t exactly thrilled with being at home.” But he quickly shifted gears to video and telephone appointments. Now, he finds, there are good reasons to keep these options open even as in-office visits have resumed and many parts… Read more
By Martha Bebinger, WBUR Kaiser Health News One evening in late March, a mom called 911. Her daughter, she said, was threatening to kill herself. EMTs arrived at the home north of Boston, helped calm the 13-year-old, and took her to an emergency room. Melinda, like a growing number of children during the covid-19 pandemic, had become increasingly… Read more
By Christina Jewett Kaiser Health News Labor Department officials on Thursday announced a temporary emergency standard to protect health care workers, saying they face “grave danger” in the workplace from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new standard would require employers to remove workers who have covid-19 from the workplace, notify workers of covid exposure at work and strengthen… Read more
By Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News It took covid-19 to give millions of Americans the option of telling their doctor about their aches and pains by phone. But now that more doctors and patients are returning to in-person appointments, policymakers across the country are divided over how much taxpayer money to keep spending on phone appointments…. Read more
By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News https://khn.org/news/article/chiquita-brooks-lasure-cms-chief-interview-medicare-medicaid-expanding-insurance-coverage/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=131351049&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–fduY93froBFxSxAtqXPGXglyefV_C6nQZLLMe1cCshhyBuEXL41L9wyzTgPFMi4182aYtBpHVDuScB8kXiEL4vpfaQlWocaqLZ2ltufpyCwRWZLI&utm_content=131351049&utm_source=hs_email The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in federal spending said in one of her first interviews that her top priorities will be broadening insurance coverage and ensuring health equity. “We’ve seen through the pandemic what happens… Read more
By Stephanie O’Neill Kaiser Health News Late last year, Janet Yetenekian was one of the thousands of people in Southern California whose case of covid-19 was serious enough to send her to the hospital. But Yetenekian’s recovery was not typical: She received hospital-level care in her own home in Glendale. “It was even better than the… Read more
By Sarah Kwon Kaiser Health News Last summer, Anna Ramsey suffered a flare-up of juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune condition, posing a terrifying prospect for the Los Angeles resident: She might have to undergo chemotherapy, further compromising her immune system during a pandemic. After an agonizing three-day wait, the results of a blood test came back… Read more
By Christina Bennett Kaiser Health News When her gynecologist recommended genetic testing, Mai Tran was reluctant. “I didn’t really want to do it,” recalled Tran, who had just turned 21 and was living in New York City, “but she kept on emailing me about it and was really adamant that I do it.” Tran knew she… Read more
Lindsay Holmes·Senior Wellness Editor, HuffPostMarch 8, 2021 Bent Not Broken is a look back on the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted our mental health, plus advice on how to manage our well-being moving forward. There won’t be a ton of great outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the… Read more
KHN By JoNel Aleccia APRIL 13, 2021 In a year when covid-19 shattered the pleas of so many who prayed for miracles, a Georgia man with two new lungs is among the fortunate. Mark Buchanan, of Roopville, received a double-lung transplant in October, nearly three months after covid left him hospitalized and sedated, first on a… Read more
