Unvaccinated? Don’t Count on Leaving Your Family Death Benefits
By Michelle Andrews
Some front-line workers who die of covid-19 have been considered eligible for accidental death benefits because it is presumed their infection was contracted on the job. But some employers now suggest that if the workers didn’t follow established safety protocols, such as getting vaccinated, those benefits may be denied.
¿No estás vacunado? Si falleces por covid tu familia se quedará sin beneficios
By Michelle Andrews
La Autoridad de Transporte Metropolitano de Nueva York (MTA) ya no paga un beneficio por muerte de $500,000 a las familias de los trabajadores del metro, autobús y trenes suburbanos que mueren de covid, si los trabajadores no estaban vacunados al momento de la muerte.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Open Enrollment Begins For Covered California: Open enrollment for the nation’s largest state-run health insurance marketplace began Monday and runs through the end of January. Covered California says if everyone chose the cheapest plan, more than 70% of consumers would pay less than $10 per month. Read more from AP and the Los Angeles Times. Scroll down for more on open enrollment.
What Do We Really Know About Vaccine Effectiveness?
By Julie Appleby
Reports of waning effectiveness and mixed messages about booster shots fuel the politicization of vaccination.
‘An Arm and a Leg’: Need Surgery to Save Your Life? Tips for Getting Insurance to Pay
By Dan Weissmann
Laurie Todd calls herself the “Insurance Warrior” and is sharing her strategies for getting health insurance companies to bend to her will.
¿Qué sabemos realmente sobre la eficacia de las vacunas contra covid?
By Julie Appleby
¿Lo esencial? Vacunarse con cualquiera de las tres vacunas disponibles en los Estados Unidos disminuye la posibilidad de infectarse en primer lugar y reduce de manera significativa el riesgo de hospitalización o muerte si se contrae el coronavirus y se desarrolla covid-19.
High Court Hears Cases on Novel Texas Law, but Outcome May Not Affect Abortion Access
By Julie Rovner
The arguments before the justices did not deal directly with the state’s ban on abortions after six weeks. Instead, they centered on the unique mechanism in the law that gives state officials no role in enforcing the ban.
Daily Edition for Monday, November 1, 2021
Some Mask Requirements Change In Bay Area: The pandemic mask picture will look noticeably different in parts of the Bay Area today. The biggest change is in Marin County: Starting today, officials there will lift all indoor mask restrictions for people fully vaccinated against covid. The San Francisco Chronicle explains the mask rules for all Bay Area counties, and read more from the Marin Independent Journal.
Nursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments
By JoNel Aleccia
A federal allocation plan meant to ensure equitable distribution of powerful monoclonal antibody treatments for high-risk patients fails to prioritize nursing home residents, a population that remains particularly vulnerable even after vaccination.
