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(7 days ago) WEBBy Amy Maxmen May 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original. After grave missteps in the covid pandemic, the World Health Organization revisited the science and now confirms that many respiratory viruses are inhaled as airborne particles. The new framework implies that stopping transmission relies on costly measures like ventilation …

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COVID-19 Archives - KFF Health News

(5 days ago) WEBBy Judith Graham February 9, 2024. Recently, thousands of older Americans have been dying weekly of covid. But most Americans aren’t wearing masks in public, a move that could prevent infections. Many at-risk seniors aren’t getting antiviral therapies, and older adults in nursing homes aren’t getting vaccines.

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Supporting a Safer Future with Public Health Kaiser Permanente

(4 days ago) WEBKaiser Permanente joined national leaders across the health care, public health, academic research, and nonprofit sectors to outline what can be done to bolster the public health system, recognizing the vital role it plays in our nation’s health care ecosystem. The result is a shared public health agenda, focused on 3 critical areas:

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Morning Briefings Archive - KFF Health News

(3 days ago) WEBMorning Briefing for Friday, April 26, 2024. April 26, 2024 Morning Briefing. Youth mental health, bird flu, HIV, a data breach, drug prices and shortages, cancer, covid vaccines, and more are in the news. Plus, …

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Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts …

(6 days ago) WEBThe U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources necessary to confront the worst health crisis in a century. An investigation by The Associated Press and KHN has found …

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What the Pandemic Taught Us About Public Health - Kaiser …

(7 days ago) WEBSince early 2020, we’ve been living through the most consequential public health emergency in a century. With millions of deaths worldwide, continued uncertainty and unease, and ongoing disruptions to our daily lives, many people are exhausted and ready to declare the COVID-19 pandemic over. The difficult reality to accept is that it’s not.

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About Us - KFF Health News

(5 days ago) WEBAdditional Funders. As an editorially independent program of the KFF, KFF Health News’ work and core operations are part of KFF’s general operating budget and are primarily supported through investment returns from …

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COVID-19 public health emergency has ended: What’s changed?

(5 days ago) WEBNow that the public health emergency has ended: Most members are able to continue to get COVID-19 vaccinations at no additional cost from Kaiser Permanente. That’s because most of our plans cover preventive services without cost sharing. Coverage and cost sharing for COVID-19 testing and treatment has changed for some of our …

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The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: …

(9 days ago) WEBHowever, recent legislation decoupled this provision from the public health emergency and ends continuous enrollment on March 31, 2023. States can begin disenrolling people from Medicaid as early

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KFF The independent source for health policy research, polling, …

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KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN), AP Investigate the State of the …

(7 days ago) WEBA new investigation from KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) and The Associated Press examines the troubling state of the public health infrastructure the nation is relying on to navigate the health

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Kaiser Health News : NPR

(6 days ago) WEBKaiser Health News Stories published as part of our collaboration with Kaiser Health News. Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public Media hide caption. toggle caption. Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public

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The pandemic isn't over yet, but thousands of public health - NPR

(2 days ago) WEBNPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kaiser Health News Correspondent Lauren Weber about her investigation into the thousands of public health workers in the U.S. who lost their jobs recently.

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Kaiser Permanente workers win big wage and staffing concessions …

(Just Now) WEBKaiser Permanente workers win big wage and staffing concessions after strike : Shots - Health News The health care giant and the coalition of unions that walked out for three days earlier this

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Implications for Ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

(1 days ago) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 Phone

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News Kaiser Permanente

(9 days ago) WEBNational health care leaders commit to support public health February 29, 2024 Kaiser Permanente expands maternity services on Maui Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals report 2023 financial results Kaiser Permanente Home News and views from one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans.

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Meet our 2023 to 2024 public health fellows - Kaiser Permanente

(6 days ago) WEBMeet our 2023 to 2024 public health fellows. To help develop talented, diverse community leaders, Kaiser Permanente and the American Public Health Association award 13 paid fellowships. Fellows receive mentorship, access to expanded professional networks for emerging public health leaders of color, and leadership …

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Kaiser strike: More than 75,000 health care workers walk off the …

(6 days ago) WEBDamian Dovarganes/AP. Health care workers at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning, in an effort to ramp up

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Long-Term Study Offers Clues for Healthy Aging - Kaiser …

(1 days ago) WEBA study of ACT participants found that cataract surgery reduced the risk of dementia by nearly 30%. This may be because people get better input to their brain when they can see more clearly. The ACT study has also found that higher levels of air pollution are a risk factor for dementia. So, paying attention to air pollution levels and trying to

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Kaiser Permanente health care workers are on the brink of a - NPR

(6 days ago) WEBMore than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers at hundreds of U.S. facilities could go on strike for three days starting Wednesday, in the largest health care strike in the county's history.

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Kaiser Permanente posts 3.4% operating margin for Q1 2024

(2 days ago) WEBKaiser Permanente kicked off 2024 with $935 million of operating income (3.4% operating margin) and more than $2.7 billion of net income when excluding a one-time, $4.6 billion net asset gain from

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/kaiser-permanente-posts-34-operating-margin-billions-net-income-q1-2024

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KFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: The Public’s Use and Views of …

(1 days ago) WEBKFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s views and use of an an increasingly popular class of prescription drugs used for weight loss and to treat diabetes or prevent heart

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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Q1 2024 financial …

(2 days ago) WEBFinancial results. For the quarter ending March 31, 2024, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and their respective consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates (KFHP/H) reported operating revenues of $27.4 billion and operating expenses of $26.5 billion compared to operating revenues of $25.2 billion and …

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Kaiser Permanente's charitable programs take aim at the root …

(6 days ago) WEBWashington Permanente Medical Group, part of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, also earned the top ranking for overall quality of care and is among the top-ranked for lower cost

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Change Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente cyberattacks: A wake-up …

(8 days ago) WEBCredit: piter2121/Adobe Stock. The health care sector has seen an onslaught of data breaches in recent years, with more than 700 data breaches involving 500 or more records in each of the past

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Experts predict mild summer Covid wave as new variant KP.2

(9 days ago) WEBMay 10, 2024, 2:28 PM PDT. By Aria Bendix. Disease experts anticipate a small uptick in Covid cases this summer, as a new variant spreads. The KP.2 variant represents 28% of Covid infections in

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KP.2 is now the dominant COVID variant. Experts say US may

(7 days ago) WEBKP.2, which is an offshoot of the omicron variant, currently accounts for an estimated 28.2% of COVID cases after making up just 1.4% of cases in mid March, according to data from the Centers for

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Outdoor time is good for your kids' eyesight. It protects against

(6 days ago) WEBChildhood myopia, or nearsightedness, is growing rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. Researchers say kids who spend two hours outside every day, are less likely to develop the condition.

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Nurses at North Jersey nursing home seek to unionize - Bergen …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Harborage was fined almost $30,000 three years ago by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to give its nursing staff the proper masks to wear while treating COVID

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/11/21/nurses-at-north-jersey-nursing-home-seek-to-unionize-harborage-complete-care-staff-shortages-covid/71650521007/

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health

(5 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, a subcommittee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women’s Services, to …

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Access to Wegovy limited in Medicaid programs : Shots - Health …

(3 days ago) WEBWegovy's list price is more than $1,300 dollars a month. Even if Medicaid programs get a big discount, which they typically do, the total spending could be significant. Researchers at Brown

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WEBAscension Via Christi hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. Sarah Jane Tribble / Kaiser Health News file. Print; May 9, 2024, 2:44 PM UTC. By Rob Wile.

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Opioid settlement funds can be spent on traditional healing in …

(8 days ago) WEBKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF. Native American opioid addiction

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California city declares a public health emergency after - NBC …

(8 days ago) WEBThe City Council of Long Beach, California has authorized a public health emergency in response to a local outbreak of tuberculosis. The city's health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, declared the

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Kaiser Permanente’s Private-Equity Binge Leads to Sell Off

(5 days ago) WEBHealthcare giant Kaiser Permanente became one of the world’s largest private-markets investors by 2022, after just a few years of piling into the sector. Now, according to people familiar with

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Palisades Medical Center at Hackensack Meridian Health - US …

(1 days ago) WEBPalisades Medical Center at Hackensack Meridian Health 7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 07047-6217. Book Online 1-531-230-8330.

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San Francisco nurses plan to hold strike authorization vote over

(9 days ago) WEBNBC 7. This edited photo shows a hospital hallway. San Francisco public health nurses will hold a strike authorization vote next week over what they say are inadequate and unsafe staffing levels

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