Communities of Color at Higher Risk for Health and Economic Challenges due to COVID-19 April 7, 2020 Issue Brief This brief analyzes data on underlying health conditions, health coverage and health care access, and social and economic factors by race and ethnicity to provide insight into how the health and financial impacts of COVID-19 may vary across racial/ethnic groups.
Analysis Estimates Up To 2 Million Uninsured People Could Require COVID-19 Hospitalization April 7, 2020 News Release Patients Could Still Be on the Hook for Outpatient Costs, Costs If They Test Negative, and Cost Sharing A new KFF analysis estimates that between 670,000 and 2 million uninsured people around the country eventually could be hospitalized with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Reimbursing hospitals…
Estimated Cost of Treating the Uninsured Hospitalized with COVID-19 April 7, 2020 Issue Brief This brief estimates the total amount that will be spent to reimburse hospitals for care for the uninsured with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
COVID-19 Crisis Will Likely Disproportionately Affect the Health and Finances of Communities of Color April 7, 2020 News Release The COVID-19 outbreak will likely disproportionately affect communities of color in both their health and their pocketbooks, compounding longstanding racial disparities in health and economic conditions, according to a new KFF analysis. While comprehensive data about how the COVID-19 crisis is unfolding are not yet available, early data from some…
The Public Wants the Federal Government, Not States, in Charge On Coronavirus April 7, 2020 Blog Drew Altman’s column today analyzes new polling showing that rather than serving as backup to the states, the public wants the federal government to lead the nation’s coronavirus response. He writes, “The public seems to believe that in a health crisis of this magnitude, with a virus that doesn’t stop…
The Public Wants the Federal Government, Not States, in Charge On Coronavirus April 7, 2020 Perspective In Drew Altman’s Axios column, he analyzes new polling showing that rather than serving as backup to the states, the public wants the federal government to lead the nation’s coronavirus response.
Is There a Widening Gender Gap in Coronavirus Stress? April 6, 2020 Blog The latest KFF Health Tracking Poll, conducted March 25-30, finds many of gender differences in how men and women are experiencing the pandemic persist.
Bradley Corallo April 6, 2020 Person Bradley Corallo is a senior policy analyst with KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. In this role, he focuses on Medicaid eligibility and enrollment policies as well as policies impacting Federally Qualified Health Centers and their patient populations. Much of his work draws conclusions from analyzing Medicaid administrative data…
Partying Spring Breakers Don’t Represent Most of America’s Young Adults April 6, 2020 Blog While news stories accurately depict the actions of some young people on spring break, our latest national poll show they are not representative of young adults more broadly who largely say they are engaging in social distancing practices in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Stay-At-Home Orders to Fight COVID-19 in the United States: The Risks of a Scattershot Approach April 5, 2020 Blog By late-February, it became increasingly clear that sustained community transmission of coronavirus had taken hold in parts of the United States, particularly on the West Coast and, soon after, the New York City region. With little testing available and no significant federal response beyond instituting international travel restrictions at the…