At-Home SARS-CoV-2 Testing: What Are the Options? June 18, 2020 Interactive This interactive table includes vendors selling at-home SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests that have received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
KFF Analysis Finds 1 in 4 Workers Are Potentially Ineligible for Emergency Paid Sick Leave Benefits June 17, 2020 News Release 69.4 million adult American workers – approximately four in 10 – are potentially ineligible for emergency paid sick leave benefits. Approximately 25% of those workers (17.7 million workers) are in the health care industry. Seventy-five percent of excluded or exempted workers are women.
Gaps in the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Law for Health Care Workers June 17, 2020 Issue Brief This data note examines the characteristics of health care workers who are potentially ineligible for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s emergency paid sick leave.
Finding Policy Responses to Rising Intimate Partner Violence during the Coronavirus Outbreak June 11, 2020 Issue Brief During COVID-19, incidence and risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) has increased. This post describes some policy options to support IPV survivors and providers.
COVID-19 Puts Medication Abortion in the Spotlight June 8, 2020 News Release A new Coronavirus Policy Watch post from KFF explores how state responses to limit abortion access during the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn renewed attention to the provision of medication abortion using telemedicine approaches. Medication abortion via telemedicine is a method that can be used to safely provide women with access…
New Analysis Reveals Gaps in Abortion Coverage for Employees with Employer-Sponsored Plans May 12, 2020 News Release New analysis of KFF’s 2019 Employer Benefits Survey finds that 10% of workers covered by employer-sponsored health insurance are employed at a firm that has asked their insurer or third party administrator to exclude abortion coverage from their health plan. Employer-sponsored coverage is the primary source of health benefits in…
Exclusion of Abortion Coverage from Employer-Sponsored Health Plans May 12, 2020 Issue Brief This issue brief presents data from the 2019 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey on the share of covered workers who are employed by firms that have asked their insurer or third party administrator to exclude coverage for abortion from their health plan.
Opportunities and Barriers for Telemedicine in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Emergency and Beyond May 11, 2020 Issue Brief This brief analyzes the changes to telehealth regulation and implementation made by the federal government, state governments and health systems in response to the COVID-19 emergency. We outline key changes to telemedicine coverage, for Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers.
How Publicly-Funded Family Planning Providers are Adapting in the COVID-19 Pandemic May 5, 2020 Issue Brief This issue brief describes how publicly-funded family planning providers are adapting in the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies they have implemented to continue providing quality family planning services while in-person visits are limited.
Round 3: Legal Challenges to Contraceptive Coverage at SCOTUS May 4, 2020 Issue Brief This brief explains how the new regulations issued by the Trump Administration would change the contraceptive coverage requirement for employers and affect women’s coverage, the legal positions for challenging and defending these regulations, the potential rulings, and the broader ramifications.