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COVID Catch-22: They Got A Big ER Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test For Virus

By Julie Appleby July 7, 2020

Americans who had coronavirus symptoms in March and April are getting big hospital bills — because they were not sick enough to get then-scarce COVID tests. Some insurers say they are trying to correct these bills, but patients may have to put up a fight.

‘Explained by KHN’: Consumer Concerns About the Covid Vaccines

By Arthur Allen and Julie Appleby and Tarena Lofton March 12, 2021

Our newsroom has some of the best and smartest health care and health policy reporters in the business. We’ve created a new video series — “Explained by KHN” — in which our correspondents and editors answer common health care and policy questions. In this edition we cover consumer concerns over the covid-19 vaccines.

Pandemic Forced Insurers To Pay For In-Home Treatments. Will They Disappear?

By Julie Appleby June 23, 2020

With stay-at-home orders in place, hospitals experimented with delivering many treatments to patients where they lived. They were a success. As society reopens, the return of old payment practices may prevent the adoption of this new, efficient model of care.

How COVID Death Counts Become the Stuff of Conspiracy Theories

By Victoria Knight and Julie Appleby November 2, 2020

Experts say President Trump’s claim that COVID deaths are being overcounted is inaccurate. Most agree they are undercounted. Here’s what we know about COVID death numbers so far.

If You’ve Lost Your Health Plan In The COVID Crisis, You’ve Got Options

By Julie Appleby June 12, 2020

But some of those options, like special enrollment periods, are time-sensitive.

Si perdiste tu seguro de salud por la crisis de COVID-19, tienes opciones

By Julie Appleby June 12, 2020

Algunos pueden adquirir un seguro de salud bajo ACA apelando a un período especial de inscripción. Otros descubren que pueden aplicar para Medicaid. Hay alternativas pero el tiempo corre.

Does the Federal Health Information Privacy Law Protect President Trump?

By Julie Appleby and Victoria Knight October 7, 2020

The president’s doctors have used HIPAA — the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — as a shield to avoid questions about the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis.

Reopening In The COVID Era: How To Adapt To A New Normal

By Julie Appleby May 8, 2020

States and the federal government are experimenting with steps that will allow people to start working again and returning to more typical lifestyles. But public health experts offer their thoughts on the related risk-benefit calculations.

Reapertura social en la era de COVID: cómo adaptarse a la nueva normalidad

By Julie Appleby May 8, 2020

Lo importante, según expertos, es que a medida que los estados reinicien actividades, se continúe practicando el distanciamiento social, se usen máscaras, y se mantenga el lavado de manos.

COVID + Influenza: This Is a Good Year to Get a Flu Shot, Experts Advise

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews August 28, 2020

A robust sign-up for flu shots could help head off a nightmare scenario in the coming winter of hospitals stuffed with both COVID-19 patients and those suffering from severe effects of influenza. Plus, no one knows how flu and COVID might interact if a patient got both.

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