Obamacare Is Here to Stay. Brace for New Health Care Battles.
Republicans in Congress have largely abandoned efforts to repeal the law. With the latest Supreme Court ruling, health policy now shifts to new territory. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 17, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Law and Legislation Suits and Litigation (Civil) Supreme Court (US) Source Type: news
Covid Proved the C.D.C. Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
The pandemic revealed the glaring weaknesses of the world ’s premier public health agency — and just how much work it would take to reform it. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 16, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jeneen Interlandi and Brian Rea Tags: Coronavirus Reopenings Contact Tracing (Public Health) Disease Rates Electronic Health Records Masks Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Medicine and Health Quarantines Epidemics United States Politics and Government Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Government Warns Doctors and Insurers: Don ’t Bill for Covid Vaccines
Such billing has been rare, but public concern about it may be contributing to hesitancy about getting the shot. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 9, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Sarah Kliff Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Health Insurance and Managed Care Source Type: news
Covid Killed His Father. Then Came $1 Million in Medical Bills.
Insurers and Congress wrote rules to protect coronavirus patients, but the bills came anyway, leaving some mired in debt. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 21, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Sarah Kliff Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020) United States Source Type: news
First They Fought the Virus. Now They Battle the Medical Bills.
Insurers and Congress wrote rules to protect coronavirus patients, but the bills came anyway, leaving some mired in debt. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 21, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Sarah Kliff Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (2020) United States Source Type: news
Hundreds of Epidemiologists Expected Mask-Wearing in Public for at Least a Year
The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently had a different message: that masks were necessary in public. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 14, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Masks Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States Source Type: news
How U.S. Epidemiologists Are Returning (Carefully!) to Everyday Life
Vaccinations mean the pandemic is moving to a phase when behavior will depend on people ’s individual tolerance for risk. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 12, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Margot Sanger-Katz, Claire Cain Miller and Kevin Quealy Tags: Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Polls and Public Opinion Content Type: Service Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
With Hugs and Haircuts, Epidemiologists Start Returning (Carefully!) to Everyday Life
Vaccinations mean the pandemic is moving to a phase when behavior will depend on people ’s individual tolerance for risk. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 12, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Margot Sanger-Katz, Claire Cain Miller and Kevin Quealy Tags: Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Polls and Public Opinion Content Type: Service Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Biden Administration Restores Rights for Transgender Patients
Officials invited people subject to health care discrimination to file complaints. But formal rule-making will be needed before a Trump-era policy can be fully reversed. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 11, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Michael D. Shear and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Discrimination United States Politics and Government Health Insurance and Managed Care Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Transgender and Transsexuals Homosexuality and Bisexuality Civil Rights and Liberties Health and Human S Source Type: news
Pfizer to Seek Authorization to Give Covid Vaccine to Children in Fall
The company said it also plans to apply this month for full F.D.A. approval — not just emergency authorization — for the vaccine’s use in adults. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 6, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: internal-essential Pfizer Inc Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Food and Drug Administration Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Age, Chronological Source Type: news
Pfizer Will Seek Approval to Give Covid Vaccine to Children
The company said it also plans to apply this month for full F.D.A. approval — not just emergency authorization — for the vaccine’s use in adults. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 5, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: internal-essential Pfizer Inc Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Food and Drug Administration Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Age, Chronological Source Type: news
How Mask Guidelines Have Changed
Officials offered mixed messages about masks in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic before embracing them as a simple but effective tool for slowing the spread of Covid-19. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 28, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Marie Fazio Tags: States (US) Masks Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Hygiene and Cleanliness Vaccination and Immunization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Health Organization Biden, Joseph R Jr Trump, Donald J Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Source Type: news
How Mask Guidelines Have Evolved in a Pandemic Year
Officials offered mixed messages about masks in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic before embracing them as a simple but effective tool for slowing the spread of Covid-19. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 27, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Marie Fazio Tags: States (US) Masks Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Hygiene and Cleanliness Vaccination and Immunization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Health Organization Biden, Joseph R Jr Trump, Donald J Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Source Type: news
Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports,’ Passes and Apps Around the Globe
A variety of digital and old-fashioned approaches are being used around the globe to confirm Covid-19 vaccination. But the world is still far from a universal standard of proof. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 26, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Heather Murphy Tags: Coronavirus Reopenings Vaccination and Immunization Vaccination Proof and Immunization Records Source Type: news
The Rising Politicization of Covid Vaccines
As shots roll out to growing numbers of Americans, the political picture is getting more chaotic. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 7, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Giovanni Russonello Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Biden, Joseph R Jr Polls and Public Opinion Source Type: news
