At a Time of Great Need, Public Health in California Lacks 'Lobbying Muscle'

Kaiser Health News, June 15, 2020

Persuading lawmakers to increase spending is difficult because public health doesn't carry the same political clout as other power players such as hospitals, doctors or public employee unions.

COVID-19 Batters A Beloved Bay Area Community Health Care Center

Kaiser Health News, June 13, 2020

Golden Gate Village, Marin City's aging public housing project, remains a pocket of poverty and unemployment in one of America's wealthiest counties.

Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response

Kaiser Health News, June 12, 2020

Emily Brown was director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in Colorado until May 22, when the county commissioners fired her after battling with her over coronavirus restrictions.

Health Workers Resort to Etsy, Learning Chinese, Shady Deals to Find Safety Gear

Kaiser Health News, June 12, 2020

The global pandemic has ordinary healthcare workers going to extremes in a desperate hunt for medical supplies.

Using Stories to Mentally Survive as a COVID-19 Clinician

Kaiser Health News, June 11, 2020

Learning to be storytellers also helps clinicians communicate better with non-professionals, said writer and geriatrician Dr. Louise Aronson.

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South and in California, as Northeast Slows

Kaiser Health News, June 10, 2020

A closer look at these hard-hit areas highlights some of the common and unique challenges states face.

At-Home Care Designed for COVID Likely Here to Stay at Cleveland Hospital

Kaiser Health News, June 10, 2020

MetroHealth has offered the hotline and home assistance free to any Ohioan since mid-March.

When a Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding the Bag

Kaiser Health News, June 9, 2020

Many primary care doctors have argued that Medicare doesn't reimburse them adequately and requires too much paperwork.

Rapid Changes to Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here to Stay

Kaiser Health News, June 8, 2020

But the COVID-19 pandemic has forced sudden major changes to the nation's health care system that are unlikely to be reversed.

Exclusive: Nearly 600 — And Counting — US Health Workers Have Died Of COVID-19

Kaiser Health News, June 8, 2020

The tally includes doctors, nurses and paramedics, as well as crucial health care support staff such as hospital janitors, administrators and nursing home workers.

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