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Finding Policy Responses to Rising Intimate Partner Violence during the Coronavirus Outbreak
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.
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In the Middle of the Coronavirus Pandemic: How have Swing Counties Fared?
Democrat counties have higher per capita rates of reported coronavirus cases and deaths than Republican counties. Coronavirus rates in swing counties fall in between Democrat and Republican counties.
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How Could the Price of Remdesivir Impact Medicare Spending for COVID-19 Patients?
This brief discusses how drugs provided in inpatient hospital settings are covered and reimbursed for beneficiaries in traditional Medicare under current law. This is relevant for Medicare spending on COVID-19 patients who receive Gilead’s new antiviral drug remdesivir. We discuss the possible scenarios for hospitals and the Medicare program depending on different pricing levels for the drug.
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Trends in Workplace Wellness Programs and Evolving Federal Standards
This brief examines trends in large employers’ use of wellness programs that collect personalized health information from workers, often with financial incentives, and the evolving federal standards governing such programs.
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COVID-19 Puts Medication Abortion in the Spotlight
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…
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Medication Abortion and Telemedicine: Innovations and Barriers During the COVID-19 Emergency
This post looks at a new “no-test” contactless method of providing medication abortions and now this can be and has been used in response to the pandemic. The post also examines state policies that act as barriers to implementing “no-test” protocols.
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The Availability and Use of Medication Abortion
This factsheet provides an overview of medication abortion, with a focus on federal and state regulations pertaining to its provision and coverage, and the role of the drug in self-managed abortions.
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This Week in Coronavirus: May 28 to June 4
This week saw protests across the country voicing outrage over how widespread racism in the United States impacts black lives. Structural and systemic racism have created longstanding disparities across economic and health indicators for Black Americans – including the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in Black communities and other communities of color.
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Resource Explains Litigation Challenging State Stay at Home Orders
A new KFF brief provides an overview of the legal basis for state stay at home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as current legal challenges to these orders. Stay at home orders and other mandatory social distancing measures have received broad public support, but also have…
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This 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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