At-Home SARS-CoV-2 Testing: What Are the Options?
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).
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Gaps in the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Law for Health Care Workers
Issue BriefThis 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.
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Finding Policy Responses to Rising Intimate Partner Violence during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Issue BriefDuring COVID-19, incidence and risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) has increased. This post describes some policy options to support IPV survivors and providers.
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Litigation Challenging Mandatory Stay at Home and Other Social Distancing Measures
Issue BriefThis issue brief explains the legal basis for stay at home orders and provides an overview of current legal challenges filed in state and federal courts.
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Exclusion of Abortion Coverage from Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
Issue BriefThis 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.
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Opportunities and Barriers for Telemedicine in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Emergency and Beyond
Issue BriefThis 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.
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How Publicly-Funded Family Planning Providers are Adapting in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issue BriefThis 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.
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Round 3: Legal Challenges to Contraceptive Coverage at SCOTUS
Issue BriefThis 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.
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A Look at Online Platforms for Contraceptive and STI Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issue BriefThere has been a proliferation of online services in recent years that seek to offer individuals that cannot make it to a clinic or do not have an established source of care access to some contraceptive methods and STI testing through a telemedicine platform, usually a website or a smartphone application. This data note provides an overview of options available for the online management of sexual and reproductive health services during the coronavirus pandemic and discusses the opportunities and limitations of these platforms in terms of availability and cost.
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Coronavirus: A Look at Gender Differences in Awareness and Actions
Issue BriefThis brief presents additional analysis of a recent KFF Coronavirus Poll, conducted between March 11 and 15, 2020 and finds larger shares of women are worrying about the negative consequences of the coronavirus and taking greater precautions than men.