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Health Disparities are a Symptom of Broader Social and Economic Inequities
The COVID-19 pandemic and killing of George Floyd along with other recent deaths of African American people at the hands of police have laid bare stark structural and systemic racial inequities and their impacts on the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
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Coronavirus’ Unequal Economic Toll
In an Axios column, Drew Altman finds almost half of African Americans and Latinos are struggling to pay their bills because of coronavirus. “This pain would surely be worse without Washington’s relief efforts. Even so, the hardship is real, and that strengthens the case for more aid and better targeting to the families that need it most.”

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State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus
States are taking aggressive action to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus and prepare their health care systems for dealing with those who become ill with COVID-19, the disease the virus causes. This tool features state-level data on COVID-19 cases and deaths, state policy actions, and data about health coverage and provider capacity within each state.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker
This tracker provides the number of cases and deaths from novel coronavirus by country, the trend in case and death counts by country, and a global map showing which countries have cases and deaths. The data are drawn from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center’s COVID-19 map.
Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker: Approved Actions to Address COVID-19
This resource captures key information on approved Medicaid emergency authorities to address the COVID-19 Coronavirus emergency. It includes details on Section 1135 waivers and 1915 (c) Waiver Appendix K strategies and will be updated to capture additional waiver and different emergency authorities as needed.

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Coronavirus Policy Watch
A new blog provides quick-hitting policy analysis, polling, and updates on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Lost on the Frontline
A collaboration between KHN and The Guardian aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who die from COVID-19, and to understand why so many are falling victim to the pandemic.

Eligibility for ACA Health Coverage Following Job Loss
With more than 31 million workers filing unemployment claims between March 1 and May 2 as the coronavirus crisis hit the nation’s economy, KFF estimates 26.8 million people across the country would become uninsured due to loss of job-based health coverage if they don’t sign up for other coverage.
7 in 10 Black Adults Say They Have Experienced Incidents of Discrimination or Police Mistreatment in Their Lifetime
The vast majority (71%) of Black Americans say they’ve experienced some form of racial discrimination or mistreatment during their lifetimes – including nearly half (48%) who say at one point that they felt their life was in danger because of their race.
Majorities Support Policies Banning Discrimination Against LGBTQ Individuals’ Health Care Access
Large majorities of Americans think it should be illegal for either employers or health care providers to discriminate against people because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual, or transgender. This includes large majorities of Republicans, independents and Democrats.
How Many Adults Are at Risk of Serious Illness If Infected with Coronavirus? Updated Data
Updated analysis finds about four in ten adults (37.6%) ages 18 and older in the U.S. (92.6 million people) have a higher risk of developing serious illness if they become infected with coronavirus, due to their older age (65 and older) or health condition.
Week in Coronavirus: June 18th to June 25th
Every Friday we’ll recap our new policy analysis, polling, and updates on coronavirus from the past week.

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The Front-line Workers Most at Risk from Coronavirus

As state and local governments ease social distancing orders, many employers and workers face decisions about a physical return to the workplace. Drew Altman’s latest Axios column analyzes the numbers and finds that, “An estimated 25-30 million people are caught in the middle of the coronavirus economy — they’re unable to work from home but also face a high risk of severe infection.”
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Coronavirus’ Unequal Economic Toll

In this column by Drew Altman in Axios, he finds almost half of African Americans and Latinos are struggling to pay their bills because of coronavirus. “This pain would surely be worse without Washington’s relief efforts. Even so, the hardship is real, and that strengthens the case for more aid and better targeting to the families that need it most.”
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The Coronavirus Economy Could Make a Medicare Buy-in More Popular

In this Axios column, Drew Altman analyzes recent unemployment numbers for older workers and discusses how millions of uninsured older workers could lead to a greater push for incremental Medicare expansion proposals.
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Reopening is a Risk for Republican Governors

In an Axios column, Drew Altman analyzes recent data on COVID-19 cases and deaths and finds “The hardest-hit areas so far have mostly been in states with Democratic governors. But the number of coronavirus cases is now increasing more quickly in states with Republican governors.”

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38,000

According to a new KHN/AP investigation, at least 38,000 state and local public health jobs have disappeared since the 2008 recession.

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