Coronavirus Testing For The Dead? It Can Help Reveal The Scope Of The Pandemic : Shots - Health News Coroners and medical examiners are starting to test for COVID-19 among those who die unexpectedly, including people who die at home. The process could help communities contain their outbreaks.Michelle AndrewsFromAs the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, all eyes have been on the medical workers and public health disease detectives ― and sometimes giving their lives — to bring the coronavirus under control. But as efforts to test for the coronavirus and trace cases continues, medical...…Coronavirus Testing For The Dead? It Can Help Reveal The Scope Of The Pandemic : Shots - Health News Coroners and medical examiners are starting to test for COVID-19 among those who die unexpectedly, including people who die at home. The process could help communities contain their outbreaks.Michelle AndrewsFromAs the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, all eyes have been on the medical workers and public health disease detectives ― and sometimes giving their lives — to bring the coronavirus under control. But as efforts to test for the coronavirus and trace cases continues, medical...WW…

Laid-Off Workers Now Get More Time To Sign Up For COBRA Insurance : Shots - Health News People who lose their job-based health plan usually get 60 days to decide to continue it — and pay more — under federal rules. But a recent pandemic-related rule change allows more decision time.Michelle AndrewsFromPeople who have been laid off or furloughed from their jobs now have significantly more time to decide whether to hang on to their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a recent federal rule. Under the federal , people who lose their job-based coverage because of a layoff or a...…Laid-Off Workers Now Get More Time To Sign Up For COBRA Insurance : Shots - Health News People who lose their job-based health plan usually get 60 days to decide to continue it — and pay more — under federal rules. But a recent pandemic-related rule change allows more decision time.Michelle AndrewsFromPeople who have been laid off or furloughed from their jobs now have significantly more time to decide whether to hang on to their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a recent federal rule. Under the federal , people who lose their job-based coverage because of a layoff or a...WW…

August 10, 2020These stories are co-published with .America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical personnel account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.“Lost on the Frontline,” a collaboration between KHN and The Guardian, has identified such workers who likely died of COVID-19 after helping patients during the pandemic.We have published profiles for workers whose deaths have been confirmed by...…August 10, 2020These stories are co-published with .America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical personnel account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.“Lost on the Frontline,” a collaboration between KHN and The Guardian, has identified such workers who likely died of COVID-19 after helping patients during the pandemic.We have published profiles for workers whose deaths have been confirmed by...WW…

One night in March 2020, Joy Wu felt like her heart was going to explode. She tried to get up and fell down. She didn’t recognize friends’ names in her list of phone contacts. Remembering how to dial 9-1-1 took “quite a bit of time,” she recalled recently.It can beWu, 38, didn’t have a fever, cough or sore throat — the symptoms most associated with covid-19 at the time — so doctors at the hospital told her she was having a panic attack. But later she developed those symptoms, along with difficulty breathing, fatigue and neurological issues.Wu, of San Carlos, California, believes she had...…One night in March 2020, Joy Wu felt like her heart was going to explode. She tried to get up and fell down. She didn’t recognize friends’ names in her list of phone contacts. Remembering how to dial 9-1-1 took “quite a bit of time,” she recalled recently.It can beWu, 38, didn’t have a fever, cough or sore throat — the symptoms most associated with covid-19 at the time — so doctors at the hospital told her she was having a panic attack. But later she developed those symptoms, along with difficulty breathing, fatigue and neurological issues.Wu, of San Carlos, California, believes she had...WW…

There’s something for everyone with private health insurance in the American Rescue Plan Act, but determining the best way to benefit may be confusing.This story also ran on . It can beThe $1.9 trillion covid relief law that President Joe Biden signed this month will make coverage significantly more affordable for millions of people who either who have marketplace coverage, are uninsured or have lost their employer coverage. In addition, it will eliminate repayment requirements for premium tax credits. Consumers can begin to see those improvements next month, but they may need to go to...…There’s something for everyone with private health insurance in the American Rescue Plan Act, but determining the best way to benefit may be confusing.This story also ran on . It can beThe $1.9 trillion covid relief law that President Joe Biden signed this month will make coverage significantly more affordable for millions of people who either who have marketplace coverage, are uninsured or have lost their employer coverage. In addition, it will eliminate repayment requirements for premium tax credits. Consumers can begin to see those improvements next month, but they may need to go to...WW…

This story also ran on . It can beThe plaudits have faded for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Once hailed as a paragon of pandemic governing, he’s since come under scorching criticism for undercounting the state’s covid deaths among nursing home residents by as much as half. The tallying flap drew attention to another misstep: a policy last March that directed nursing homes to accept covid-positive patients from hospitals, potentially exposing high-risk, medically vulnerable nursing home residents to the deadly virus.Did the governor intentionally fudge nursing home death counts to deflect...…This story also ran on . It can beThe plaudits have faded for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Once hailed as a paragon of pandemic governing, he’s since come under scorching criticism for undercounting the state’s covid deaths among nursing home residents by as much as half. The tallying flap drew attention to another misstep: a policy last March that directed nursing homes to accept covid-positive patients from hospitals, potentially exposing high-risk, medically vulnerable nursing home residents to the deadly virus.Did the governor intentionally fudge nursing home death counts to deflect...WW…

This story also ran on . It can beLast December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. But Gross has changed her mind and is heading back to school in May for a one-year accelerated nursing degree program. The pandemic that has sickened in the United States and killed nearly 500,000 helped convince her she wanted to become a nurse.“I was excited about working during the pandemic,” Gross, 22, said. “It didn’t scare me away.”Enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs increased nearly 6% in 2020, to 250,856,...…This story also ran on . It can beLast December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. But Gross has changed her mind and is heading back to school in May for a one-year accelerated nursing degree program. The pandemic that has sickened in the United States and killed nearly 500,000 helped convince her she wanted to become a nurse.“I was excited about working during the pandemic,” Gross, 22, said. “It didn’t scare me away.”Enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs increased nearly 6% in 2020, to 250,856,...WW…

Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos.Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita ().Para quienes han estado sin seguro médico durante la pandemia, el alivio ya está a la vista.En enero, el presidente Joe Biden firmó para abrir el mercado federal de seguros de salud durante tres meses, desde el lunes 15, para que las personas sin seguro y o cambiar de cobertura si ya tienen uno.Forma parte del...…Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos.Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita ().Para quienes han estado sin seguro médico durante la pandemia, el alivio ya está a la vista.En enero, el presidente Joe Biden firmó para abrir el mercado federal de seguros de salud durante tres meses, desde el lunes 15, para que las personas sin seguro y o cambiar de cobertura si ya tienen uno.Forma parte del...WW…

This story also ran on . It can beFor people who’ve been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight.In January, President Joe Biden signed to open up the federal health insurance marketplace for three months as of Monday so uninsured people and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so.Consumer advocates applauded the directive. Since 2016, the number of Americans without health insurance , reaching 30 million in 2019. The economic upheaval caused by the novel coronavirus has made a bad situation worse, throwing millions off their insurance...…This story also ran on . It can beFor people who’ve been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight.In January, President Joe Biden signed to open up the federal health insurance marketplace for three months as of Monday so uninsured people and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so.Consumer advocates applauded the directive. Since 2016, the number of Americans without health insurance , reaching 30 million in 2019. The economic upheaval caused by the novel coronavirus has made a bad situation worse, throwing millions off their insurance...WW…

August 10, 2020These stories are co-published with .America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical personnel account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.“Lost on the Frontline,” a collaboration between KHN and The Guardian, has identified such workers who likely died of COVID-19 after helping patients during the pandemic.We have published profiles for workers whose deaths have been confirmed by...…August 10, 2020These stories are co-published with .America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical personnel account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.“Lost on the Frontline,” a collaboration between KHN and The Guardian, has identified such workers who likely died of COVID-19 after helping patients during the pandemic.We have published profiles for workers whose deaths have been confirmed by...WW…