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Don’t Count on Lower Premiums Despite Pandemic-Driven Boon for Insurers

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 31, 2020

Early in the pandemic, insurers expected the costs of treating COVID-19 would vastly increase medical spending. Instead, non-COVID care has plummeted and insurers have pocketed the result. Still, few industry observers are predicting broad-based premium cuts in 2021, though some health plans have proposed lowering their rates.

You Can See Friends And Relatives During The Pandemic Surge — But Do It Carefully

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 13, 2020

Even as most U.S. states and authorities reimpose many of the restrictions they had prematurely lifted, public health experts say you can still have a safe social life — just not the one you were used to before the pandemic hit.

Puedes ver a amigos y familiares durante la pandemia, pero sigue estas reglas

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 13, 2020

Puedes expandir tu burbuja social más allá de la casa, y hasta abrazar a un ser querido, si prestas atención a las conocidas pautas de salud y, además, tomas precauciones adicionales.

COVID-Tracking Apps Proliferate, But Will They Really Help?

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 7, 2020

Public health authorities had hoped digital technology would supplement the work of contact tracers seeking to control the spread of COVID-19. But technical uncertainties and public health failures have dimmed the apps’ potential.

No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County as COVID Surges

By Photos by Heidi de Marco December 18, 2020

As some patients linger near death, staffers at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center seek ways to expand capacity for a surge of cases that isn’t letting up.

Society Is Reopening. Prepare To Hunker Down At Home Again.

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 8, 2020

First, businesses started to reopen; then racial justice protesters flooded the streets. Social distancing is beginning to fade. Are you ready for a second wave of COVID-19 infections ― and a renewed lockdown?

Children’s Hospitals Were Healthy Heading Into COVID Pandemic

May 21, 2020 By Bernard J. Wolfson

The Pandemic Is Hurting Pediatric Hospitals, Too

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 19, 2020

Children’s hospitals were generally in good shape before COVID-19, but now their revenues are plunging as beds they reserved to assist in the pandemic effort remain empty.

Trying Out LA’s New Coronavirus Testing Regime

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 8, 2020

Los Angeles is the first big U.S. city to offer COVID-19 testing to anyone who wants it. Will it help restore normal life to the 10 million residents of the city and surrounding county?

The Challenges Of Keeping Young Adults Safe During The Pandemic

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 29, 2020

Even while playing the role of quarantine enforcer for your teens and 20-somethings, recognize that they are as anxious and worried as you are — and with good reason.

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