Phil Galewitz is a senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News.

The J&J COVID vaccine pause: What the experts are saying

Conditions and Diseases
April 14, 2021

Four months into the largest U.S. vaccine rollout in decades, it’s become clear that the messaging surrounding COVID-19 vaccination efforts is as important as the science behind them.

That was true when the first COVID vaccines were introduced in December at hospitals and nursing homes and even more so after the federal government on Tuesday paused the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after reports of extremely rare but very serious — in …

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The J&J COVID vaccine pause: What the experts are saying

Uber and Lyft are playing larger roles for Medicaid

Health Policy
October 5, 2019

Arizona Medicaid Director Jami Snyder heard many complaints about enrollees missing medical appointments because the transportation provided by the state didn’t show or came too late.

So this summer she hatched a solution familiar to millions of Americans looking for an efficient ride: She turned to Uber and Lyft.

Arizona became the first state to revamp its Medicaid regulations to make it easier for ride-sharing companies to participate in …

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Uber and Lyft are playing larger roles for Medicaid

When patient and surgeon meet in Cancun for surgery

Conditions and Diseases
August 21, 2019

Donna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before sunrise on a sweltering Saturday in July.

She wasn’t headed to the beach. Instead, she walked down a short hallway from her Sheraton hotel and into Galenia Hospital.

A little later that morning, a surgeon, Dr. Thomas Parisi, who had flown in from Wisconsin the day before, stood by Ferguson’s hospital bed and used a black marker to note which knee needed …

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When patient and surgeon meet in Cancun for surgery