Amanda Michelle Gomez
KFF Health News
Washington, DC, United States
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Lifting DC’s Strict Indoor Mask Mandate Triggers Mix of Confusion, Anxiety and Relief
Some business owners, wondering whether it’s too soon to ease the requirement, long for more guidance and support from the mayor. → Read More
Vaccine-or-Test Requirements Increase Work and Costs for Governments
But state and local officials embrace the requirement because it creates a safer workplace while allowing employees to continue working. → Read More
Texas Providers See Increased Interest in Birth Control Since Near-Total Abortion Ban
But providers do not expect contraception to blunt the law’s effects. → Read More
DC’s Harllee Harper Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?
Expectations are high for the city’s first-ever gun violence prevention director to curb the surging murder rate with interventions outside of traditional law enforcement. → Read More
The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views
But Americans generally have little confidence that the White House or Congress will recommend the right thing, a new poll shows. → Read More
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?
Public health experts increasingly urge people to upgrade to surgical masks, but also maintain that cloth masks still offer protection. → Read More
V-Safe: How Everyday People Help the CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones
V-safe is a new safety monitoring system that lets anyone who has been vaccinated against covid-19 report possible side effects directly to federal health officials. Experts believe the smartphone … → Read More
To Quarantine or Not: The Hard Choices Schools Are Leaving to Parents and Staff
Back-to-school season has fueled immediate covid outbreaks. Instead of beefing up protections, some districts are letting students go without masks, physical distancing and quarantines. And parents… → Read More
Covid Politics and Fatigue Work Against Contact-Tracing Foot Soldiers
Local health officials find themselves once again behind the covid curve as the delta variant drives their case counts. With resources already stretched, along with the politicization of covid-19, … → Read More
Medicare for All: Here's What Unions Think About It
How might collective bargaining change if health care wasn't tethered to work? → Read More
Health industry tweets about Pride but remains silent on rule undoing protections for LGBTQ patients
"Any entity working toward people living healthily should oppose the revision to the rule." → Read More
Biden’s health care plan reveals the divide among Democrats
What's the best way to tackle a system where 1 in 2 sick Americans can't afford health care, even with insurance? → Read More
Thousands across the country take to the streets to protest ahead of planned ICE raids
"I think it’s important that we come together to show that we are absolutely against detaining immigrants.” → Read More
Federal appeals court blocks Trump administration’s efforts to roll back free birth control
Another loss in court. → Read More
Here’s what unions think about Medicare for All
How might collective bargaining change if health care wasn't tethered to work? → Read More
Chronic nuisance laws are evicting people with disabilities from their homes
Too many 911 calls or unkept lawns led to eviction, a new study shows. → Read More
Unconstitutional ‘heartbeat’ abortion bans cost states thousands in legal fees
Arkansas and North Dakota spent more than half a million dollars defending unconstitutional laws. Seven other states are following suit. → Read More
This lawsuit shows abortion foes’ newest tactic in the Kavanaugh era
Catholics for Life is suing Rhode Island for codifying Roe v. Wade. → Read More
This lawsuit shows abortion foes’ newest tactic in the Kavanaugh era
Catholics for Life is suing Rhode Island for codifying Roe v. Wade. → Read More
We know who supports Medicare for All. We don’t know how Democrats will pass it.
A GOP-controlled senate makes it really hard to pass Medicare for All or a public option. → Read More